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Biden and Trump react to Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity

President Biden and former President Trump responded to the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity, using it to fuel their respective campaigns.

Biden and Trump react to Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity

President Biden and former President Trump responded to the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity, using it to fuel their respective campaigns.

I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers I have for 3.5 years reacting to the Supreme Court's decision granting absolute immunity for official presidential acts. Biden, drawing contrast with his political opponent, the American people must decide they want to entrust the president once again the presidency to Donald Trump *** message to voters as the Supreme Court ruling sends Trump's indictment back to *** lower court for more investigation. We'll take *** lot of the air out of the sails of this insane effort at prosecuting President Trump making all but certain the former president will not stand trial as he campaigns for re election any day he spends in *** courtroom is *** day that he's not out holding rallies, meeting with voters, both sides trying to capitalize on the ruling. The Biden camp needs to convince independent voters that this does not exonerate Donald Trump. And for Trump, the possible bomb that could have been dropped on the campaign was, was diffused.
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Biden and Trump react to Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity

President Biden and former President Trump responded to the Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity, using it to fuel their respective campaigns.

The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity elicited contrasting responses from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, each using the ruling to fuel their respective campaigns. "I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers that I have had for 3 1/2 years," Biden said in remarks at the White House. "The American people must decide if they want to entrust the presidency to Donald Trump."Biden's message to voters comes after Monday's Supreme Court ruling granted absolute immunity to any president for conducting official acts while in office. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, Trump's federal election interference indictment will be sent back to a lower court for further investigation, reducing the possibility of the case heading to trial while he campaigns for reelection. "It will take a lot of the air out of the sails of this insane effort of prosecuting President Trump," Will Scharf, an attorney for Trump, said. "Any day he spends in a courtroom is a day that he's not out holding rallies meeting with voters."Trump is also seeking to delay sentencing in his New York hush money trial, arguing that the immunity opinion could change the case.

The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity elicited contrasting responses from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, each using the ruling to fuel their respective campaigns.

"I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers that I have had for 3 1/2 years," Biden said in remarks at the White House. "The American people must decide if they want to entrust the presidency to Donald Trump."

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Biden's message to voters comes after Monday's Supreme Court ruling granted absolute immunity to any president for conducting official acts while in office.

In the immediate aftermath of the decision, Trump's federal election interference indictment will be sent back to a lower court for further investigation, reducing the possibility of the case heading to trial while he campaigns for reelection.

"It will take a lot of the air out of the sails of this insane effort of prosecuting President Trump," Will Scharf, an attorney for Trump, said. "Any day he spends in a courtroom is a day that he's not out holding rallies meeting with voters."

Trump is also seeking to delay sentencing in his New York hush money trial, arguing that the immunity opinion could change the case.