The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision granting Trump partial immunity.
In a long-awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court found that former President Donald Trump has some executive immunity for official acts committed as president, leaving experts concerned that the decision has drastically expanded presidential powers and dealt a blow to checks and balances.
"The immunity is so broad that this essentially swallows the possibility of actual prosecution for a president and I think Justice Sotomayor's dissent -- pointing out the various things that a president could conceivably do, and have absolute immunity -- demonstrate that point," Carter said. Justices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court, Oct. 7, 2022. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The Watergate scandal centered on the Nixon administration's involvement in a 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and involved Nixon's efforts to impede an investigation into the break-in, which eventually led to his resignation from office after Congress initiated impeachment proceedings.
President Richard Nixon makes victory speech at a rally shortly after being elected to serve a second term, Nov. 7, 1972, in Washington, D.C.The court saying a president's motive is not relevant is a significant shift.
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