The presidential immunity ruling is good for Trump — and for Biden, too

There’s been a lot of talk about what this week’s Supreme Court ruling does or doesn’t do with respect to former President Donald Trump. In my view, most of those analyses miss the point entirely.

Here’s the most important single fact to know about the high court’s landmark decision: It sets forth a framework for determining which actions by a president — any president — are absolutely immune, presumptively immune or not immune at all.

I have a unique perspective on the issue, since I represented Trump during the investigative phase of this case. I participated in numerous hearings in a closed courtroom where we litigated issues of executive privilege. Yes, he was my client. But the decision will apply to many presidents for years to come who are not.