The chapter delves into a recent Supreme Court ruling on the immunity of a former president for official acts, categorizing core constitutional powers, official acts, and unofficial acts with varying levels of immunity. There is discussion on potential implications for presidential power, concerns about hasty decisions, and the case being sent back to lower courts for further analysis.
The Supreme Court sent the question of Donald Trump’s presidential immunity back to the lower courts. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Patrick Boyd, Andrea Kristinsdotter, and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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