The Supreme Court held that Donald Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for alleged conduct involving discussions with the Justice Department, while his alleged pressure on Vice President Mike Pence is subject to at least presumptive immunity.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including CBS News, Congressional Research Service, SCOTUSblog, and the ACLU, all consistent with the official Supreme Court opinion in Trump v. United States (2024). [tier=gold indep_score=0.9 clusters=4 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.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11194 (corroboration)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-immunity-decision-opinion/ (corroboration)
- https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/07/justices-rule-trump-has-some-immunity-from-prosecution/ (corroboration)
- https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/supreme-court-grants-trump-broad-immunity-for-official-acts-placing-presidents-above-the-law (corroboration)