Representative Adriano Espaillat Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Presidential Immunity for Donald Trump

NEW YORK, NY -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement regarding today's Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to former President Donald Trump:

"Today's ruling is dangerous and unprecedented. The Supreme Court's partisan decision to grant Donald Trump any form of immunity threatens the rule of law in our country. However, it does not change the facts: Donald Trump tried to overthrow the government, denied the results of a free and fair election, and he must be held accountable for his actions.

"No one is above the law."

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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government's vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

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