MAGA Supreme Court Grants Trump Immunity, Putting Democracy at Risk

July 1, 2024, Salt Lake City - The Utah Democratic Party today condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to grant Donald Trump immunity for “official acts” he took as President. Not only does this decision block Donald Trump from facing accountability for the January 6 insurrection that he organized, it also puts American Democracy at risk by giving the President free reign to break the law without prosecution. 

Under the Conservative Majority’s Ruling, Presidents will not face judicial accountability, even if they sabotage their political rivals or order the assassination of American citizens. The Utah Democratic Party shares the view of Justice Sotomayer, who wrote in her dissent, “Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

“If Donald Trump is allowed back into the oval office, he will use today’s ruling to establish the strongman dictatorship that he promised to create on ‘day one’ of his Presidency,” UDP Chair Diane Lewis said. “With this ruling, Richard Nixon would have been immune to prosecution for Watergate. With this ruling, an increasingly unhinged Trump could do whatever he wants as President, up to and including the assassination of political rivals. This election is no longer a contest between Joe Biden or Donald Trump. It is a contest between Democracy and Authoritarianism.”

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For more information, contact Mason Hughes at press@utdem.org or +1 (801) 830-0645.

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