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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

Supreme Court Immunity Won't Shield Trump From Civil Suits, Ex State Department Official Warns

President Donald Trump may be insulated from many criminal charges by Supreme Court immunity, but furious crypto investors and a former US official are betting civil law will eventually catch up. (Credit: whitehouse.gov/gallery)

The US Supreme Court's immunity ruling that insulated President Donald Trump from many criminal charges will not protect him from being sued by ordinary investors, a former senior official has warned.

Richard Stengel, who served in the State Department, said the Supreme Court's 2024 decision on presidential immunity leaves Trump exposed to civil action over his role in the $TRUMP memecoin collapse.

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