The US Supreme Court ruled Monday morning that Trump, as former President, is entitled to some degree of immunity from criminal prosecution. This means the case against him—federal charges that he plotted to stop the transfer of power in the 2024 election—will be delayed.
The conservative court decreed that presidents were partially shielded from criminal prosecution.
By bumping down many of the decisions to the lower court, not only is the trial delayed until likely after the election, but some of the charges may be dropped, such as Trump’s strong-armed tactics to convince V.P. Mike Pence not to certify the election.
The ruling means the case goes to the trial judge, Tanya Churkan, to determine which of the allegations should be thrown out because they involve’ official acts.’
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader, criticized the Supreme Court’s “disgraceful” decision, adding that the ruling “undermines SCOTUS’s credibility and suggests political influence trumps all in our courts today.”
As most know by now, Trump’s legal strategy for all criminal cases has been to delay, delay, delay them until after the election. His plan is that once he’s President again, he can appoint a Trumper as an attorney general who will, in turn, drop the charges.