The Supreme Court ruled Monday that presidents are immune from federal prosecution for official acts, in a sharply divided opinion that wipes out part of the case in Washington alleging that former President Donald Trump committed crimes as part of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
The 6-3 decision sends the case back to lower courts for more exploration of whether the other charges are official acts for which Trump should be immune, muddling the case and virtually guaranteeing there will be no trial before the November presidential election.
The decision from the six justices on the conservative wing of the court, one of the highest profile in a generation, drew sharp dissents from the three justices on the liberal wing of the court for putting the president “above the law.”
