{"id":922,"date":"2024-07-02T06:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=922"},"modified":"2024-07-02T06:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:53:15","slug":"biden-warns-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-ruling-is-dangerous-precedent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"Biden warns Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling is &#8216;dangerous precedent&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. President\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/topic\/person\/joe-biden\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0said on Monday the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity set a &#8220;dangerous precedent&#8221; that could turn presidents into kings and called on the American people to &#8220;dissent&#8221; by rejecting Donald Trump in November&#8217;s election.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">In clear, measured remarks from the White House, Biden said the court decision meant Trump was highly unlikely to go on trial before\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/topic\/event\/us-elections\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">the Nov. 5 election<\/a>\u00a0for his role in seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and warned it could turn U.S. presidents into kings.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__t-spacing-single-three-quarters__2_moJ spacing-container__b-spacing-single-three-quarters__1fuBK spacing-container__max-width__zScFd\" data-testid=\"ResponsiveAdSlot\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__container__FEnoz ad-slot__fixed-height__6m70D\"><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__extra_small__1Mw6v label__label__f9Hew label__small__274ei ad-slot__scroll-notice__GCgrV\" data-testid=\"Label\">Advertisement \u00b7 Scroll to continue<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__inner__2u45U ad-slot__others__mQ8-F\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"reuters_desktop_native_1\" class=\"ad-slot__slot__2lKAK\" data-google-query-id=\"COjb9fbhh4cDFeWrOgUdjJYGBw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_1__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">The court\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-supreme-court-due-rule-trumps-immunity-bid-blockbuster-case-2024-07-01\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">found<\/a>\u00a0Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can be for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">&#8220;This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America. Each, each of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law. Not even the president of the United States,&#8221; Biden said, reading from a teleprompter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__t-spacing-single-three-quarters__2_moJ spacing-container__b-spacing-single-three-quarters__1fuBK spacing-container__max-width__zScFd\" data-testid=\"ResponsiveAdSlot\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__container__FEnoz ad-slot__fixed-height__6m70D\"><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__extra_small__1Mw6v label__label__f9Hew label__small__274ei ad-slot__scroll-notice__GCgrV\" data-testid=\"Label\">Advertisement \u00b7 Scroll to continue<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__inner__2u45U ad-slot__others__mQ8-F\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"reuters_desktop_native_2\" class=\"ad-slot__slot__2lKAK\" data-google-query-id=\"CPHokPHhh4cDFU6tOgUdGgoHlA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/world\/us\/article_2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-integralas-id-9c297dfb-f9f7-a2bb-4ae4-dbc632f4c03e=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">He said the court&#8217;s decision meant there were now virtually no limits on what a president could do.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a dangerous precedent, because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">Biden, 81, was making his first set of remarks at the White House since his\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-trump-face-off-first-debate-with-age-fitness-focus-2024-06-27\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">shaky debate<\/a> against Trump last week led to calls for him to step aside as the Democratic Party&#8217;s standard-bearer for the election.<\/div>\n<figure class=\"article-image__figure__3SBJc article-body__element__2p5pI article-body__img__1AZS2\" data-testid=\"image-0\">\n<div class=\"article-image__image__31ytm\" data-testid=\"Image\">\n<div class=\"styles__image-container__3hkY5 styles__fill__22EeH styles__center_center__1CNY5 styles__apply-ratio__1JYnB styles__transition__3hwoa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"G3IIOOOSRBIGXJE7QNI7EXGKWE\" src=\"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/G3IIOOOSRBIGXJE7QNI7EXGKWE.jpg\" alt=\"G3IIOOOSRBIGXJE7QNI7EXGKWE\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__ultra_small__37j9j body__full_width__ekUdw body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl article-image__figcaption__ttQIt article-body__figcaption__17dH0\" data-testid=\"Body\">U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump&#8217;s bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS\/Elizabeth Frantz\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_ link__with-icon__3x3oD collapsible-caption__license__Nbbf3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"Link\">Purchase Licensing\u00a0Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">After he stumbled over his words on the Atlanta debate stage, his remarks and comportment are being scrutinized for signs that he is up to the job of running for re-election and of governing the country for four more years.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">Biden said he sided with liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote she feared for U.S. democracy in her dissent in the 6-3 decision.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">&#8220;Now the American people will have to do what the court should have been willing to do, but will not. The American people will render judgment on Donald Trump&#8217;s tenure,&#8221; Biden said, alluding to the November presidential election.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">&#8220;I concur with Justice Sotomayor&#8217;s dissent today,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So should the American people dissent. I dissent. May God bless you all. May God help preserve our democracy,&#8221; Biden said in closing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-11\">Asked on Fox News about Biden&#8217;s remarks, House Speaker Mike Johnson called them &#8220;despicable&#8221; and &#8220;dangerous&#8221; and accused the president of &#8220;trying to undermine the Supreme Court.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-12\">Biden is running for re-election against Trump and has been sharply critical of his rival&#8217;s actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, raid on the U.S. Capitol by Trump&#8217;s supporters, who believed Trump&#8217;s false claims that he had won the 2020 election.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-13\">&#8220;Now the man who sent that mob to the U.S. Capitol is facing potential criminal conviction for what happened that day. The American people deserve to have an answer in the courts before the upcoming election,&#8221; Biden said, referring to Trump being charged for his role in spurring the riot.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-14\">Biden said the public has a right to know the results of that prosecution before the election in November. &#8220;Now, because of today&#8217;s decision, that is highly, highly unlikely. 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