The Supreme Court has ruled that a president DOES/DOES NOT have absolute immunity for actions they take while in office.
The high court's interpretation of the law impacts the pending case against former President Donald Trump who is charged with obstruction by special counsel Jack Smith related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in March over whether Trump is immune from prosecution.
Federal prosecutors accused him of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Lower courts found he cannot claim immunity for actions that, prosecutors say, illegally sought to interfere with the election results, the Associated Press reported.
The ruling comes as Trump is being crimally prosecuted in New York related to a hush money case involving payments made to port star Stormy Daniels to allegedly cover up an affair. Trump denies having any affair.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
