Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling: What to know [Video]

The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts but do not have immunity for unofficial acts. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court to determine whether core aspects of the indictment are unofficial versus official and therefore potentially shielded from prosecution.Here’s what to know about the ruling and what comes next:_____The opinionIn the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that while “the president is not above the law,” he also “may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers.” Therefore, Trump is “entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts,” Roberts wrote.The ruling means that special counsel Jack …