The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on the federal election subversion charges pending against him.
With the U.S. Supreme Court facing its final day of decision-announcing before some of them head off to hang out with questionable folks who call into question the objectivity of what's supposed to be the 'highest and fairest courts in the land,' that meant it was time for them to give ex-reality show host, multi-impeached ex-POTUS and still convicted felon Donald Trump his immunity 'GET OUT OF JAIL FREE!' card – and that's exactly what six of them did.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson were the dissenting votes – with Justice Sotomayor offering a brutal reality-check about what this ruling means moving forward. 'Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends. Because if he knew that he may, one day, face liability for breaking the law, he might not be as bold and fearless as we would like him to be.
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