What does the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity mean for former President Trump?
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(PROJECT 21) Curtis T. Hill, Jr., who once served as Indiana’s attorney general, discussed this and other legal issues with Steve Lance on NTD’s “Capitol Report.”
First they discussed the immediate ramifications of the immunity decision in terms of Trump’s criminal case in New York.& Curtis said:
The case in New York, in my estimation, was always shaky anyway in terms of the initial effort by the Manhattan DA. What we’re seeing now is [that] the Supreme Court has determined that the president of the United States enjoys immunity for conduct that’s official in its nature. So I think the Trump team is — rightfully so — requesting time to consider what that new Supreme Court holding does potentially for the case in New York, setting aside some time to determine if any of the acts or conduct in which the allegations that were brought forth could be considered official and therefore qualify as immune from prosecution.
Curtis and Steve then discussed whether the SCOTUS immunity decision affects Trump’s potential liability over the events of January 6, 2021. Curtis said:
The case needs to go back for further evaluation or analysis as to what is official conduct. The immunity is...
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