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Trump’s attorneys will file additional briefs on how the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity should factor into the case.
Both responded after the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts.”
Presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for official acts, the majority ruled.
‘We’re writing a rule for the ages,’ he cautioned last week.
The eventual opinion is expected to be a game-changer for how courts view presidential power.
The Supreme Court weighs arguments in former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity. The justices appear divided.
Justices wrestled with how to define a president’s ‘official’ versus ‘private’ acts. A decision may delay President Trump’s trial, which would hand him a win.
Experts say the high court may remand the case back to the federal court for further proceedings, a move that would give Trump a strategic win.
‘Denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate [a future President] with de facto blackmail ... while in office and condemn him to ... post-office trauma...’
The court will likely wrestle with separation of powers, the definition of ‘official acts,’ and how curbing immunity could affect executive decision-making.
A determination on presidential immunity by the Supreme Court could have implications for the lawsuits.
President Trump is arguing that each of the activities alleged in Mr. Smith’s indictment are protected by presidential immunity.
Trump’s immunity appeal raises questions about several provisions of the Constitution and prior Court precedent.
