Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The Supreme Court (SC) of the U.S. ruled that Donald Trump has the right to absolute immunity against a criminal process for actions within his constitutional authority.
• With the ruling, a U.S. president can make illegal decisions and not be affected by the consequences if they are considered official acts.
• The conservative majority of the SC, three of whom were appointed by Trump, supported the decision, while the three progressive judges voted against.
• The decision could result in Trump not having to appear before a court prior to the elections.
• This ruling will have implications on the three pending criminal trials against Trump, two of which are federal.

Conclusion: The SC has given Trump and future presidents the perfect alibi if they intend to break the law and the Constitution. The sentence green lights Trump to act in a second term even more decisively and endangers the future of justice and democracy in the United States.

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