Trump's revenge

[Septua]

25. Talking vs planning?

I still haven't fully grasped just what the SCOTUS ruling encompasses. Core duties, official acts, outer perimeter acts, unofficial acts?

I got the impression SCOTUS left specific immunity decisions on any particular action, up to lower courts.

https://constitution.findlaw.com/article2/article-ii--presidential-immunity-to-criminal-and-civil-suits.html

What Happens Now?

The Court remanded the rest of the case to the district court. Among other things, the district court must do the following:

•Determine whether the indictment’s remaining allegations involve official or unofficial conduct.

•Determine whether the indictment’s remaining allegations involve conduct to which the president is immune. The Court also noted the district court cannot use a president’s testimony or private records as evidence at trial.

•Determine whether a prosecution involving Trump’s alleged attempts to influence the vice president regarding the certification process “would pose any dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch.”

The Court also rejected Trump’s argument that the impeachment clause required the Court to dismiss the indictment. He argued that the clause required Congress to impeach and convict a president before a criminal prosecution occurs. The Court ruled that the clause does not protect a former president from criminal prosecution.