▶ The results and timing of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which has a conservative advantage of 6 to 3, will be addressed.
▶ NYT “Looks like it will be sent back to the lower court”… Criminal trial before presidential election?
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On the 25th, the Federal Supreme Court heard a hearing on former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity related to accusations of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election by former President Donald Trump, who was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.
Previously, when former special prosecutor Jack Smith indicted him on charges of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election, former President Trump asked the court for an interpretation, claiming that his actions while in office were even subject to immunity after leaving his job.
However, the federal court in Washington DC did not accept Trump’s argument, ruling that immunity does not apply to a president who leaves office while in office, so Trump appealed to the Supreme Court and asked for the trial court’s ruling to be set aside. prevent
Accordingly, former President Trump, who is trying to return to the White House before the upcoming presidential election in November, is in a position where his political fate will be determined by the decision of the Supreme Court , drawing attention to the Supreme Court hearing on this. Day.
In addition, not only the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling but also the timing of the ruling is attracting attention, as the timing of the ruling will determine whether the case can be continued on former President Trump’s charges before the presidential election, and also has an impact on the presidential election in November.
The Supreme Court, which was reorganized to have a 6-3 conservative edge during former President Trump’s tenure, previously ruled in favor of former President Trump when some Democratic-controlled states questioned his eligibility to stand for a president.
On this day, the Supreme Court held an intensive hearing on whether to recognize immunity for the former president’s activities while in office, with former President Trump’s side and prosecutors present.
The New York Times reported, “A majority of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices took a stance focused on narrowing the scope of former President Trump’s claims of overturning the presidential election.”
At the same time, he analyzed, “If such a ruling partially recognizes former President Trump’s immunity claim, the Supreme Court can send the case back to the lower court and order it to make a ruling discriminating between official and private acts.”
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In this case, it is almost impossible to start trials on related charges before the upcoming presidential election in November.
The Washington Post (WP) pointed out, “Supreme Court justices were in the mood to reject former President Trump’s immunity claim, but that would significantly delay the federal special prosecutor’s trial.”
In the hearing that day, former President Trump’s team pushed the extreme logic that even if he ordered the assassination of a political opponent or planned a coup while in office, he was exempt from immunity.
Instead of agreeing to this, the conservative justices argued, focusing on the general concept of the president’s right to govern.
Justice Neil Gorsuch said, “We are making a ruling for the ages,” and Justice Brett Kavanaugh also emphasized, “This case has huge implications for future presidents and our country.”
Justice Samuel Alito Jr. expressed concern that identifying a former president could jeopardize this, saying, “A stable democratic society must ensure that even defeated candidates can peacefully withdraw from office.”
Chief Justice John Roberts expressed concern about the lower court’s ruling, saying, “They seem to be saying that the former president has been accused, so he should be indicted,” and asked the prosecutors, ” Why should we not send this case back and express the view that that is not the law?” I asked
On the other hand, progressive Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave weight to the indictment of the former president, saying, “A stable democratic society requires good will in public officials.”
As the Supreme Court concludes today’s hearing, a ruling could be made any time before the end of June or the beginning of July, when the session ends.
However, the American media said that in the case of major issues, it is customary to announce a verdict at the end of the session.
However, even if former President Trump’s request is rejected if the ruling is made in early July, the possibility of an unusually quick ruling cannot be ruled out, given that the trial cannot realistically proceed before the presidential election .
The Supreme Court also unusually speeded up its ruling on the debate over former President Trump’s qualifications to run for president.
Meanwhile, more than 100 supporters of former President Trump gathered and protested outside the Supreme Court building where the hearing was held that day.
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