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## Supreme Court Grants Immunity to Trump for Official Acts. The Tycoon Rejoices
Former President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally
A success after another.
Donald Trump is experiencing a moment of grace. After dominating Joe Biden in the first televised debate, he has secured another crucial victory: for the first time since the founding of the United States in the 18th century, the Supreme Court has declared that former presidents can be protected from criminal charges for official acts.
The first consequence of a decision that will have repercussions not only for the tycoon but for years to come is that the trial for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results will almost certainly be postponed until after Election Day. This is precisely what Trump and his lawyers were aiming for. "A great victory for our Constitution and democracy. Proud to be American!" The Donald immediately rejoiced, having achieved this significant result partly thanks to the majority of conservative judges (six out of nine) he appointed to the highest court in the U.S.
The reaction of the three liberal judges - Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson - was harsh. They strongly criticized the ruling. "The Founding Fathers would not have supported it; our Constitution does not protect the president," said Sotomayor, expressing her dissent. "This ruling makes the president a king above the law," she warned.
Now the case returns to the hands of Washington Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will have to decide whether some of the charges brought by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith should be dismissed based on the distinction between actions taken under the president's constitutional powers (official acts) and actions taken in his private capacity.
Moreover, if the former president wins the election on November 5, he could also instruct the Department of Justice to dismiss the proceedings and drop the charges, or he could grant himself a pardon. Galvanized by this victory - which comes at a crucial moment in the campaign with the Republican convention and the sentencing in the Stormy Daniels payment case in ten days - the tycoon is calling for "the end of the witch hunt" in all other cases involving him.
On the Democratic front, the atmosphere couldn't be more different. Despite an attempt to project calm with a cover story in Vogue, the Biden family is experiencing its darkest hours amid accusations and difficult choices. On one side, Jill and the rest of the clan are reportedly begging the president to resist the pressure and stay in office. On the other, a reckoning has begun against the main campaign advisers - Ron Klain, Anita Dunn, and Bob Bauer - who, according to the family and some donors, failed to prepare the commander-in-chief adequately, overloading him with numbers and statistics.
The Supreme Court's decision on immunity has further exacerbated tensions within the Democratic camp. "The ruling does not change what happened on January 6: Donald Trump encouraged a mob to overturn the results of a free and fair election," reads a statement from Biden's staff. "Trump is running for president even though he is a convicted criminal for the same reason he sat and watched as the mob violently attacked Capitol Hill: he thinks he is above the law and is willing to do anything to gain and maintain power," the campaign attacked. But more than continuing to discredit the opponent, Biden and his team's priority at this moment is to stop the hemorrhaging of donors. For this reason, not only have his advisers spent the weekend on the phone, but Biden himself has a call scheduled with major financiers to convince them to continue supporting him.
The Democrats are considering the possibility of officially nominating Joe Biden in the second half of July to try to quell rumors of his replacement in the presidential race. According to Bloomberg, citing sources, one possibility is July 21, when the Democratic convention's credential committee will meet virtually to finalize the convention procedures, which starts on August 19.
## Experts Say the Ruling Will Delay the Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on partial immunity for Donald Trump in the Capitol assault trial returns the case to Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will have to decide whether some of the charges should be dismissed based on the distinction between actions taken under the president's constitutional powers and actions taken in his private capacity. According to experts, this will further delay the trial, certainly beyond Election Day on November 5.
