The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that presidents and former presidents enjoy “absolute” immunity for core constitutional acts, presumptive immunity for official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts.
What this means for former President Donald Trump’s federal election case is that U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan will have to tease out official acts from unofficial, and special counsel Jack Smith will have to rebut the presumption of immunity for certain actions before removing from the indictment any acts immune from prosecution so the case can move forward.
