Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment
The Supreme Court decision granting former presidents broad protection from prosecution kicked to the trial court key rulings about how much of Donald Trump’s indictment on election charges can stand.
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![The Supreme Court has suggested that former President Donald J. Trump might not be able to face prosecution for the things he said during his speech to a crowd of his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/09/multimedia/09dc-jan6-01-fzcj/09dc-jan6-01-fzcj-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)
![The Supreme Court has suggested that former President Donald J. Trump might not be able to face prosecution for the things he said during his speech to a crowd of his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/09/multimedia/09dc-jan6-01-fzcj/09dc-jan6-01-fzcj-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)