President Joe Biden accused the Supreme Court of doing a “terrible disservice” to the nation with their Monday ruling granting former President Donald Trump some criminal immunity for official acts of office.
The ruling specifically complicates special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Trump, all but ensuring the case won’t go to trial before the 2024 general election in November.
Biden was at Camp David when the ruling was handed down Monday morning, but he delivered televised remarks upon his return to the White House on Monday evening.
“Today’s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. This is a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court in the United States,” the president stated. “The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone. This decision today has continued the court’s attack in recent years on a wide range of long-established legal principles in our nation.”
“The American people deserve to have an answer in the courts before the upcoming election,” he added, referencing Trump’s multiple indictments. “The public has a right to know the answer about what happened on Jan. 6 before they are asked to vote again this year. Now, because of today’s decision, that is highly, highly unlikely. It’s a terrible disservice to the people of this nation.”
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Biden closed by vowing to continue respecting the limits of the power of the presidency but claimed that “any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law.”
You can watch Biden’s remarks in full below.
