Former President Trump's partial victory in the Supreme Court over immunity is sparking intense reaction from both parties. The Justices ruled 6-3 Trump has limited immunity in the federal election interference case for acts he took while in office. President Biden's deputy campaign manager says he's "scared" about what Trump will do. Possible Trump VP pick Ohio Senator JD Vance said it's a "massive win."
The two Western Massachusetts congressmen are speaking out on the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. Congressman Jim McGovern, who represents Worcester and Amherst says the high court decision “sent a chill down his spine.” He said that if a president doesn’t have to follow the law - then you don’t have a president but a king.
Congressman Richard Neal “so long as the judicial branch is rubber stamping the will of a convicted felon, our democracy stands in grave danger.”
This will not impact his upcoming sentencing in his New York hush-money case, where the judge could send him to prison or home-confinement, keeping him off the campaign trail.
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