Donald Trump's team has been celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to take up the former president's claim that he is immune from prosecution.

The former president is now highly unlikely to stand trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case before November

The Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a massive victory on Wednesday by agreeing to rule on whether he is immune from prosecution for acts committed while he was president. The court will hear arguments on April 22 and won’t hand down a decision until June — which means it’s unlikely a trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case will commence before the election. If Trump wins the election, he’ll of course appoint an attorney general who will toss the case, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules this summer.

By Wednesday night, Trumpland was celebrating.

“Literally popping champagne right now,” a lawyer close to Donald Trump told Rolling Stone late on Wednesday.

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
    641·
    7 months ago

    Of note, this has nothing to do with the $450,000,000 and $83,000,000 bonds he needs to put up very soon

    • DarkGamer@kbin.social
      21·
      7 months ago

      This judgment has far more frightening implications, if the president is above the law.