The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump has partial immunity from prosecution for actions he took during his time in the White House.
The court granted him the right to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution” for official actions he took during his term in office.
However, it ruled that Trump lacks immunity for unofficial actions.
The Supreme Court justices, with a conservative majority, issued the verdict with 6 votes in favor and 3 against.
“We conclude that under our constitutional structure of separation of powers, the nature of presidential power requires that a former president enjoy certain immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his term in office,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the document explaining the ruling.
He said that, “at least with respect to the president’s exercise of his basic constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute.”
He qualified, however, that “the president does not enjoy immunity for his unofficial acts, and Not everything you do is official.The president is not above the law.”
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