#SCOTUS on July 1 ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that #Trump & other presidents are absolutely #immune from #prosecution when carrying out their core constitutional powers, but can face #trial for private conduct or for official acts under narrow exceptions to be hammered out by lower courts. Judge #Chutkan now must decide which if any of Trump’s efforts to overturn the #2020election while president may be prosecutable.
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However, a trial will not be possible before his November #election matchup against MVP #Harris …because whatever the judge decides is expected to wind up back before #SCOTUS next year.
#Legal analysts noted that nearly 5 weeks after the #SupremeCourt issued its landmark decision in Trump v. United States, some of the urgency that once drove the #ElectionInterference case has dissipated.
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