The court’s decision highlighted how the justices have been thrust into an impactful role in the November presidential election.
Earlier, they had rejected efforts to bar him from the ballot because of his actions following the 2020 election.
The court last week also limited an obstruction charge faced by Trump and used against hundreds of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.
The protection afforded presidents by the court, she said, “is just as bad as it sounds, and it is baseless.”.
In May, Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony, in a New York court.
The Washington case focuses on Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election after he lost to Biden. »
