Trump claimed that as a former president, he has total immunity for anything he did before taking office, during his term in office and after his term.
In deciding what it would consider, the U.S. Supreme Court substantially cut back Trump’s claim. No consideration for pre-election Immunity. No consideration of post-election Immunity.
The court narrowed the scope of the Trump discussion to his time as president. And even there, the court is limiting the scope to immunity for his official acts.
It may come as a surprise to the Trump camp, but the president has no “official acts” to perform in deciding the outcome of an election.
Here is the quote on what the court will consider:
petition is granted limited to
the following question: Whether and if so to what extent does a
former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal
prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during
his tenure in office.
The Trump justices are monsters. They shouldn’t have granted hearing for this case.
But they have already clipped his wings severely and they have put this losing case more squarely in campaign season.
We ultimately have to win the election. Sort out the Supreme Court and do some more stuff. But we should be aware that Trump lost a bunch today.
If Trump wanted more immunity, he should have taken the shot.