In Washington, DC [US], US President Joe Biden criticized the Supreme Court's decision entitling him to presidential immunity, calling it a "dangerous precedent," adding that the president is now a king above the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election, The New York Times reported.
President Biden, calling it a "terrible disservice" to Americans, said the United States was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America.
"Each of us is equal before the law. No one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," he said during his live remarks on X.
US President Biden added: "With today's decision by the Supreme Court and fundamentally changed presidential immunity for all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits to what the president can do." .
He stressed that this is a fundamentally new principle.
"And it's a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be limited by law, not even the United States Supreme Court," Biden said.
And he added: "The only limits will be imposed by the president alone."
Criticizing the high court's decision on Monday, Biden said the decision undermines the rule of law in this country.
"This decision today has continued the court's attack in recent years on a wide range of our nation's long-established legal principles. From destroying voting rights and civil rights to taking away women's right to choose , until today's decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation," he said.
Biden recounted Donald Trump's incitement of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and said Americans deserved a trial for those actions before the election, but now the court ruling has made that impossible.
"Now, because of today's decision, that is very, very unlikely. It is a disservice to the people of this nation," he emphasized.
Biden emphasized that the American people must decide whether Trump's attack on January 6 makes him unfit to hold public office in the country.
"The American people must decide whether Donald Trump's attack on our democracy on January 6 makes him unfit for the highest office in the land," he said on X.
"Perhaps most importantly, the American people must decide whether they want to entrust the presidency, once again, to Donald Trump, knowing now that he will be more emboldened to do whatever he pleases, whatever he wants to do," he said. he. aggregate.
Biden stressed that the president has now become a king above the law.
"The president is now a king above the law. So the American people should dissent. I dissent," he said.
He also wished: "...May God help preserve our democracy."
The US Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election, The New York Times reported.
He also said Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the last election.
Furthermore, its immediate practical effect would be to further complicate the case against Trump, as the chances of him going before a jury before the election now become increasingly remote and the charges against him, at the very least, are reduced, The New York Times. .
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election, The New York Times reported.
President Biden, calling it a "terrible disservice" to Americans, said the United States was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America.
"Each of us is equal before the law. No one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," he said during his live remarks on X.
US President Biden added: "With today's decision by the Supreme Court and fundamentally changed presidential immunity for all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits to what the president can do." .
He stressed that this is a fundamentally new principle.
"And it's a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be limited by law, not even the United States Supreme Court," Biden said.
And he added: "The only limits will be imposed by the president alone."
Criticizing the high court's decision on Monday, Biden said the decision undermines the rule of law in this country.
"This decision today has continued the court's attack in recent years on a wide range of our nation's long-established legal principles. From destroying voting rights and civil rights to taking away women's right to choose , until today's decision that undermines the rule of law of this nation," he said.
Biden recounted Donald Trump's incitement of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and said Americans deserved a trial for those actions before the election, but now the court ruling has made that impossible.
"Now, because of today's decision, that is very, very unlikely. It is a disservice to the people of this nation," he emphasized.
Biden emphasized that the American people must decide whether Trump's attack on January 6 makes him unfit to hold public office in the country.
"The American people must decide whether Donald Trump's attack on our democracy on January 6 makes him unfit for the highest office in the land," he said on X.
"Perhaps most importantly, the American people must decide whether they want to entrust the presidency, once again, to Donald Trump, knowing now that he will be more emboldened to do whatever he pleases, whatever he wants to do," he said. he. aggregate.
Biden stressed that the president has now become a king above the law.
"The president is now a king above the law. So the American people should dissent. I dissent," he said.
He also wished: "...May God help preserve our democracy."
The US Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election, The New York Times reported.
He also said Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the last election.
Furthermore, its immediate practical effect would be to further complicate the case against Trump, as the chances of him going before a jury before the election now become increasingly remote and the charges against him, at the very least, are reduced, The New York Times. .
