Supreme Court, SCOTUS, has partially backed Trump on Presidential Immunity

The Supreme Court has determined that while a president is immune from criminal prosecution for "official acts" carried out during their tenure, this immunity does not extend to "unofficial acts."

"Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts," the ruling states.

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the court's opinion, asserts: "The nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts conducted while in office.

The document emphasizes that courts must differentiate between official and unofficial actions.

The Supreme Court's decision was divided along ideological lines, with the conservative justices leading the six-to-three split decision.

The US Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump is partially immune from prosecution for actions taken while he was in the White House.