US Supreme Court considers monumental case about Trump’s immunity | USA 2024
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The US Supreme Court is considering whether Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted for his actions as president. Although it remains to be seen whether Trump has a chance of winning the case, he appears to have bought time in the case surrounding allegations that he tried to tamper with the results of the 2020 presidential election.
It is the first time that the Supreme Court has considered this question, but the criminal case against Trump is also exceptional. He is the first former president to appear in court in a criminal case. For example, Republican Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before prosecution over the Watergate scandal could arise, after which his Vice President Gerald Ford succeeded him and promptly pardoned Nixon.
Trump says that a president must be inviolable, but lawyers say that this is not reflected in the Constitution. If the Supreme Court sees it differently, it would represent a massive expansion of the president’s power. Critics point out that this power can easily be abused.
Six of the nine judges are currently considered conservatives. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court does not always rule according to its wishes
Conservative judges
An advantage for Trump: the Republican clearly shifted the majority on the Supreme Court to the right during his term from 2017 to 2021. Six of the nine judges are currently considered conservatives. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court does not always rule according to its wishes. A potentially monumental legal decision could create a political storm that could have major consequences for this year’s November 5 presidential election.
In any case, the handling of the case by the highest federal judges has led to the postponement of the case involving interference in the election process. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith actually hoped to start the case in March this year.
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