Harris warns of implications of Supreme Court Trump immunity ruling
In her remarks at a campaign rally in Nevada, Vice President Harris warned about the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling last month in former President Trump’s immunity case.
“So much is on the line in this election and understand, this is not 2016, this is not 2020. This time around, the stakes are even higher,” Harris said. “And that’s because last month the Supreme Court basically told the former president that going forward, he will effectively be immune no matter what he does in the White House.”
Harris was referencing the big win the Supreme Court delivered to Trump in early July.
The 6-3 decision along ideological lines determined presidents have absolute immunity for their actions that are taken while in office if they fall within the core responsibilities of holding that office.
The broad immunity granted to former presidents falls just short of granting the total immunity that Trump sought in the federal case involving his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Harris urged her supporters to think about what the decision means if Trump wins back the White House.
“Donald Trump has vowed to be a dictator on day one of reelection. He said he will weaponize, essentially, the Department of Justice against his political enemies and even called for the ‘termination of the Constitution of the United States,’” she said.
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Harris continued, arguing that someone who suggests the Constitution be terminated should “never again stand behind the seal of presidents of the United States.”
“We know what we stand for as Americans and you know, it all comes down to this,” she said. “We love our country and I do believe it is the highest form of patriotism to fight for the ideals of our country.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
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