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Justices Say Trump Is Partly Shielded From Prosecution

Pete Marovich for The New York Times
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
The Supreme Court tossed Trump a legal lifeline months ago by making its original choice to hear his immunity claims. The move substantially aided his efforts to delay his federal trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
Charlie Savage
Charlie Savage
The court has remanded the case to a Federal District Court judge to determine the nature of the acts for which Trump has been charged — which are unofficial ones he undertook in his personal capacity and which are official ones he undertook as president.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
We’re still going through the court’s ruling, but one of the practical effects of it on Trump’s federal election case in Washington is that he will now enjoy immunity from any allegation in the indictment concerning his dealings with the Justice Department.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
The bottom line practical effect of the court ruling appears to be that the trial judge in Washington, Tanya Chutkan, is going to have to hold an evidentiary hearing on many, if not most, of the allegations in the special counsel’s indictment of Trump.
Alan Feuer
Alan Feuer
The question of when Trump's federal election case will actually go to trial is going to be tough to pin down with any real certainty right now. The fact-finding process the court has ordered could take a while not only to conduct, but also to prepare for.
Charlie Savage
Charlie Savage
Chief Justice Roberts’ analysis suggests that Trump talking to Pence about the Electoral College vote might not be entitled to immunity because Congress has legislated extensively to define the vice president’s role, and the president plays no direct part in that process.
Charlie Savage
Charlie Savage
This ruling sets the stage for a new appeals fight if prosecutors continue to want to tell the jury about Trump pressuring former Vice President Pence to disrupt the counting of Biden’s electoral college votes — a linchpin to understanding the fake electors scheme.
Charlie Savage
Charlie Savage
In a concurring opinion, Justice Thomas questioned the legitimacy of the appointment of the special counsel, Jack Smith: “If this unprecedented prosecution is to proceed, it must be conducted by someone duly authorized to do so by the American people.”

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Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito took part in the case, despite calls for their recusal.

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