Presidents becoming dictators? Takeaways from Trump's immunity claim at Supreme Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Alan Morrison, a law professor and associate dean for public interest at George Washington University, said options for the high court's change of mind include wanting to hear what the circuit court had to say and perhaps playing a "bait and switch" on Smith.
55% : Trump contends that he designated records marked classified as personal records under the Presidential Records Act, so he was free to take them with him to Mar-a-Lago.
50% : "Here, former President Trump's actions allegedly violated generally applicable criminal laws, meaning those acts were not properly within the scope of his lawful discretion; accordingly, Marbury and its progeny provide him no structural immunity from the charges in the Indictment," the appeals panel wrote.
46% : "This is still a very expedited timetable for a major historic case at the Supreme Court," Norm Eisen, who served as special counsel to the House of Representatives' first impeachment of Trump, said on CNN.
43% : Trump defined official acts broadly to include his campaign related activities covered in the criminal charges.
42% : How has Trump fared before the Supreme Court?
41% : "The Supreme Court's message to us is, 'Hey voters, we're leaving this up to you,'" Vance added on X.Trump has other trials pendingTrump has a variety of civil and criminal trials pending as he hashes out the immunity claims with the Supreme Court.
40% : Trump could also simply pardon himself, although his power to do so is debated.
39% : Here are the top takeaways from the high court's decision to hear the case:Prep for the polls: See who is running for president and compare where they stand on key issues in our Voter GuideHow is Trump claiming immunity from prosecution?Trump faces four criminal cases for charges of election interference in federal court and in Georgia state court, for federal charges of mishandling classified documents and for New York charges of falsifying business records to pay hush money.
33% : In the federal cases, Trump has argued he is completely immune from prosecution because crimes were charged for actions he took as president.
33% : Trump reshaped the Supreme Court, giving it a potent conservative supermajority that has made major policy decisions, most notably overturning the five-decade-old constitutional right to an abortion.
32% : Trump has repeatedly claimed that the charges are politically motivated.
32% : Trump has asked Cannon to dismiss those charges based on immunity and her decision is pending.
31% : In Georgia, Trump faces racketeering charges without a trial date set.
31% : For example, disputes over whether Trump should have called the National Guard to combat the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be considered official acts as commander in chief.
25% : "Presidents will always be concerned, and even paralyzed, by the prospect of wrongful prosecution and retaliation after they leave office," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
22% : After Trump lost re-election in 2020, the court threw out a Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn the results in four battleground states.
20% : Trump is trying to disqualify Willis, with closing arguments in that dispute scheduled Friday.
16% : Why did Trump welcome the Supreme Court taking case?Trump welcomed the decision by arguing that without immunity, a president wouldn't be able to function in the job because he would always be fearful about prosecution over contentious actions.
14% : Another Trump case at the Supreme CourtSupreme Court grapples with leaving Donald Trump on presidential ballot in ColoradoWhat are 'official acts' of a president?

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