Diana DeGette
07/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/02/2024 12:56
DeGette Statement on Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Ruling
DENVER, CO- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump vs. United States.
"A core part of the presidential powers is that there is immunity for official acts, but the vagueness of the standard for immunity set in the ruling is deeply concerning. It would be hard to argue that dispensing a mob to overturn the election is part of the president's 'official duties'. As Justice Sotomayor wrote in her dissent, no one is above the law and presidents should be held to the same standard as the people who elected them."
"A core part of the presidential powers is that there is immunity for official acts, but the vagueness of the standard for immunity set in the ruling is deeply concerning. It would be hard to argue that dispensing a mob to overturn the election is part of the president's 'official duties'. As Justice Sotomayor wrote in her dissent, no one is above the law and presidents should be held to the same standard as the people who elected them."