Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that a former president has absolute immunity for actions within his 'conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,' at least presumptive immunity for all official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the Supreme Court's official opinion syllabus and corroborated by SCOTUSblog, Wikipedia, and Lawfare summaries of Trump v. United States (2024). [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=exceptional]
Sources
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/trump-v-united-states-3/ (corroboration)
- https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-supreme-court-rules-on-presidential-immunity (corroboration)