Justice Sotomayor brands Trump immunity ruling 'utterly indefensible'

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44% : Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said the Supreme Court 's 'utterly indefensible' decision to grant Donald Trump (pictured during Thursday night's presidential debate) immunity for his role in the US Capitol insurrection has allowed a president to become a 'king above the law'The 6-3 decision split along the court's ideological lines ensures that Trump will not face another blockbuster trial before the November election with the case sent back to a lower court to determine what is considered his 'official' versus 'unofficial' acts.
44% : She called the decision, which likely ended the prospect of a trial for Trump before the November election, 'utterly indefensible.''The court effectively creates a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding,' she wrote.
42% : 'The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone.'Biden, 81, was making his first set of remarks at the White House since his shaky debate against Trump last week led to calls for him to step aside as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer for the election.
41% : There is no immunity for unofficial acts.'Trump posted in all capital letters on his social media network TruthSocial shortly after the decision was released, saying: 'BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY.
40% : Read More Key takeaways from blockbuster Supreme Court immunity arguments as liberal justices fret over Trump becoming a KINGThe majority feared that the threat of potential prosecution could constrain a president or create a 'cycle of factional strife,' that the founders intended to avoid.
39% : He also commented on Thursday night's presidential debate, with Trump congratulating broadcaster CNN for have '51.3million people' tune in for the contest and '30+million online' - which he claims was the 'most in their history'.
38% : SCOTUS found Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can be for private acts, in the landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.
31% : She ended by saying, 'With fear for our democracy, I dissent.'Trump, for his part, has denied doing anything wrong and has said this prosecution and three others are politically motivated to try to keep him from returning to the White House.
31% : AdvertisementThe court last week also limited an obstruction charge faced by Trump and used against hundreds of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
30% : She called the decision, which likely ended the prospect of a trial for Trump before the November election, 'utterly indefensible' and argued it will have 'disastrous consequences' for the nation's democracy.
30% : The opinion found Trump is 'absolutely immune' from prosecution for alleged conduct involving discussions with the Justice Department.
30% : Quentin Fulks said Trump has become more 'unhinged' since the January 6 attack and because of the court decision, he is 'unchecked'Under Monday's decision, a former president could be prosecuted for accepting a bribe, but prosecutors could not mention the official act, the appointment, in their case.
28% : In the historic 6-3 ruling, the court's conservative majority, including the three justices appointed by Trump, narrowed the case against him and returned it to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel Jack Smith's indictment.
27% : The 6-3 decision split along the court's ideological lines ensures that Trump will not face another blockbuster trial before the November election with the case sent back to a lower court to determine what is considered his 'official' versus 'unofficial' acts.
26% : The case centered on Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump for allegedly masterminding efforts to overthrow the 2020 election while in office, including on January 6.Sotomayor was joined by liberal justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, who wrote another dissent referring to the ruling's consequences as a 'five alarm fire'.
15% : Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the ruling as 'a disgraceful decision,' made with the help of the three justices that Trump appointed.
10% : Trump is also 'at least presumptively immune' from allegations that he tried to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to reject certification of Biden's electoral vote win on Jan. 6, 2021.
1% : The court directed a fact-finding analysis on one of the more striking allegations in the indictment - that Trump participated in a scheme to enlist fake electors in battleground states won by Biden who would falsely assert that Trump had won.

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