Schumer Introduces Bill to Reverse SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday introduced a bill to "clarify" that presidents are not entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution, overturning a precedent established in a Supreme Court decision last month.

Key Details: The "No Kings Act" states that the acts of presidents and vice presidents while in office may be prosecuted for federal crimes, and it would transfer the authority to hear challenges to the legislation's constitutionality from the Supreme Court to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Key Quote: "The Founders were explicit – no man in America shall be a king. Yet, in their disastrous decision, the Supreme Court threw out centuries of precedent and anointed Trump and subsequent presidents as kings above the law," said Schumer. "Congress has an obligation – and a constitutional authority – to act as a check and balance to the judicial branch."

How the Media Covered It: A headline from Fox News (Right bias) said Schumer's bill "advances Biden SCOTUS overhaul," tying the bill to Biden's recently-announced Supreme Court reform plan. The Hill (Center) stated that the bill had "no chance" of passing the 60-vote threshold in the Senate but served as a "protest" from Democrats upset with the Supreme Court decision. NBC News (Lean Left) did not mention that the bill included a transfer of authority from the Supreme Court to the federal court system.