Was Donald Trump, as president, a king? The US supreme court thinks so | Moira Donegan
In ruling that Trump enjoys absolute immunity' for official acts' as president, the court has set a disturbing precedent
Is the president a king? The US supreme court thinks so. On Monday, in its very last ruling of the term, the chief justice, John Roberts, writing for the court's six conservatives, held in Trump v United States that Donald Trump has absolute immunity" from criminal prosecution for all acts that can be interpreted as part of the official course of his core" duties, and presumptive" immunity for all other official acts.
The move dramatically extends executive authority, insulates past and future presidents from prosecution for illegal or even treasonous actions they carry out while in office and renders the former president largely criminally immune for his role in the January 6 insurrection.
Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist
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