'The President is now a king': US Supreme Court grants Trump near-total immunity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Trump celebrated a "BIG WIN" on social media.
61% : "Trump posted in all capital letters on his social media network, Truth Social, shortly after the decision was released: "BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY.
55% : The Supreme Court that heard the case included three justices appointed by Trump -- Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett.
52% : "David Becker, an election law expert and the executive director of the nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research, called the breadth of immunity granted to Trump "incredibly broad" and "deeply disturbing.
36% : In May, Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony, in a New York court.
32% : The opinion found Trump is "absolutely immune" from prosecution for alleged conduct involving discussions with the Justice Department.
29% : In a 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.
28% : The court last week also limited an obstruction charge faced by Trump and used against hundreds of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
27% : Trump still could face a trial, said Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller.
25% : Before the US Supreme Court got involved, a trial judge and a three-judge appellate panel had ruled unanimously that Trump could be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to January 6.
17% : Following the 2020 election, she called the outcome a "heist" and exchanged messages with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, urging him to stand firm with Trump as he falsely claimed that there was widespread election fraud.
16% : Trump is also "at least presumptively immune" from allegations that on January 6, 2021, he tried to pressure his vice president, Mike Pence, into rejecting certification of Biden's victory in the November election.
14% : US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the ruling as "a disgraceful decision," made with the help of the three justices that Trump appointed.
14% : Thomas' wife, Ginni, attended the rally near the White House where Trump spoke on January 6, 2021, though she did not go the Capitol when a mob of Trump supporters attacked it soon after.
2% : 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 that Biden had won, who would falsely assert that Trump had won.

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