Did Supreme Court Justices Make the Right Decision in Trump Immunity Case?

Writers across the spectrum weighed in on the Supreme Court ruling stating Trump has immunity for official acts.

From the Left: Jennifer Rubin (Lean Left bias), a columnist for The Washington Post (Lean Left bias), said the Supreme Court merely affirmed presidents don’t get blanket immunity, something “every American already understood.” Rubin, as well as some other left outlets, said this is a result of the court’s conservative majority “chopping off part of the indictment.” Outlets on the left tended to lay blame on conservative justices such as Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, claiming “the public should be outraged” because they have “aided and abetted Trump’s escape from justice.”

From the Right: The New York Sun Editorial Board (Right bias) said the ruling was “a political prosecution from the get-go” and that this is “one example of why immunity is so essential for former presidents.” Many outlets on the right focused on the notion that acting presidents must be able to operate without fear of prosecution, lest that fear hinder the actions of the sitting president. Outlets such as the National Review (Right bias) stated now is the time for Smith “to abandon his prosecution,” considering the amount of time and changes to the case that will come due to the Supreme Court ruling.