The court’s view may boil down to this: Was he acting as president or as a private citizen?
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court will rule Monday on Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal charges over attempts to overturn the 2020 election, with a strong possibility the case will be kicked back to a lower court for more legal wrangling.
The justices indicated they may send the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case. Presidents already enjoy civil immunity for “all acts within the ‘outer perimeter”’ of official duties,” according to a 1982 Supreme Court ruling in an unrelated case. But the court hasn’t weighed whether a president is immune from criminal charges.
The justices, however, have already expressed skepticism toward Trump’s sweeping argument that the indictment should be dismissed because it relies heavily on his official actions following the 2020 election. Trump says he was trying to prevent what he alleged without evidence was a rigged election. —Attempted to use the Justice Department to conduct sham election crime probes and push states to accept false electors
Directing an effort involving private actors and attorneys “to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding,” she queried? Also private.
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