The supreme court's presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law | Corey Brettschneider

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

32% : While the court left open what counts as an "official act" - and returned the case to a trial court to determine whether the crimes Trump is charged with from January 6 fit this description - the door is now open to impunity for these crimes.
31% : If Trump were to retake power, he would then receive immunity while in office, effectively ensuring he never faces criminal responsibility for these events.
30% : Indeed, the events of January 6 are rightly understood as an attempted self-coup - acts from which the court has now largely shielded Trump from criminal liability.
30% : Trump himself has already falsely claimed his actions on January 6 were an attempt to fight voter fraud, an argument that his lawyers will frame as an official action.
27% : That means, first, defeating Trump and preventing him from shutting down this case.
23% : That risk of a presidential self-coup goes beyond Trump.

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