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Michael Sainato

Democrats pitch No Kings Act to override supreme court’s Trump immunity ruling

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Chuck Schumer at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Chuck Schumer will introduce a bill in the Senate today to declare explicitly that presidents do not have immunity from criminal conduct, overriding last month’s supreme court ruling that Donald Trump has some immunity for his actions as president.

The No Kings Act, which would apply to presidents and vice-presidents, has more than two dozen Democratic co-sponsors.

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