Senate majority leader introduces bill to overturn Trump's immunity ruling
A stop sign is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington DC, United States on June 01, 2024. PHOTO:Anadolu Agency
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a bill Thursday to reverse the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling on former President Donald Trump.
"Following the MAGA Supreme Court's disastrous immunity ruling: I'm introducing the No Kings Act.
"This bill would reaffirm that the President is not immune to legal accountability and remove the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to hear appeals related to presidential immunity," Schumer wrote on X.
The Supreme Court granted Trump substantial immunity last month from prosecution on election subversion charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
"The Founders were explicit: no man in America shall be a king. But the MAGA Supreme Court threw out centuries of precedent and anointed Trump and subsequent presidents as kings above the law.
"That's why I'm introducing the No Kings Act to crack down on this dangerous precedent," Schumer added.
The legislation, which was backed by 34 Democratic co-sponsors, will face failure in the Senate, as Republicans are unlikely to join Democrats to help the measure pass the 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster, and Speaker Mike Johnson will not bring it to the floor of the House of Representatives.