Congressional Democrats denounced the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling giving former President Donald Trump some immunity from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
In a 6-3 decision, the high court’s Republican-appointed majority ruled Trump has absolute immunity, but only for those core constitutional powers considered official acts. It will be up to the trial judge to determine which acts are official versus unofficial and thereby protected from prosecution by special counsel Jack Smith.
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