Good evening US, President Joe Biden on Monday criticized
the day's Supreme court ruling on presidential immunity which has
largely been seen as a win for his election rival
. Former President Donald Trump. This nation was founded
on the principle that there are no kings in America
. Each, each of us is equal before the
law. In calm measured remarks from the White House
. Biden said the ruling set a quote dangerous precedent
for all, for all practical purposes. Today's decision
almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits what
the president can do. This is a fundamentally new
principle and it's a dangerous precedent because the power of
the office will no longer be constrained by the law
, even including the Supreme Court of the United States
, the only limits will be self imposed by the
president alone. The US Supreme Court found on Monday
in a 6 to 3 ruling that Trump cannot be
prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers
as president but can be for private acts. It's
a landmark ruling, recognizing for the first time any
form of presidential immunity from prosecution but stopped short of
a absolute immunity for all official acts as Trump's lawyers
advocated. The decision means it's unlikely Trump will be
tried before the election on charges brought by special counsel
Jack Smith over his efforts to undo his 2020 election
loss to Joe Biden. One of four criminal cases
Trump has faced on Monday. Biden said the public
has a right to know the results of that prosecution
before November's election. Now because of today's decision that
is highly, highly unlikely. It's a terrible disservice
to the people of this nation. Biden's remarks were
also his first from the White House since his shaky
debate against Trump last week, which led to calls
for the 81 year old to withdraw from the race
after stumbling over his words at the Atlanta debate.
Biden is being closely scrutinized for signs that he is
up to the job of running for re election and
of governing the country for four more years.