{"id":2290823,"date":"2024-07-08T20:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-fighting-to-have-trumps-jan-6-actions-unguarded-from-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:14:58","slug":"schumer-fighting-to-have-trumps-jan-6-actions-unguarded-from-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-fighting-to-have-trumps-jan-6-actions-unguarded-from-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer fighting to have Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 actions unguarded from Supreme Court immunity ruling &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-fighting-to-have-trumps-jan-6-actions-unguarded-from-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Majority Leader \u200cChuck Schumer is working on legislation to classify former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064actions on the January 6 insurrection as unofficial following the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kyle-rittenhouse-could-sue-media-outlets-for-defamation\/\" title=\"Report: Kyle Rittenhouse Could Sue Media Outlets for Defamation\">presidential immunity<\/a>. Schumer and\u2064 his Democratic colleagues aim to use Congress&#8217;s\u2062 power to regulate courts\u200b to \u200censure that Trump\u2062 is not \u200bimmune from\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/levin-takes-counterview-trump-would-have-power-as-potus-to-pardon-himself-from-state-charges-too\/\" title=\"Levin disagrees: Trump can pardon himself from state charges as POTUS.\">criminal\u2063 prosecution<\/a>. The\u200b Supreme Court recently ruled that presidents are immune\u2063 from being prosecuted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-giuliani-ask-judge-to-toss-democrats-capitol-riot-suit\/\" title=\"Trump, Giuliani Ask Judge to Toss Democrats&#039; Capitol Riot Suit\">official acts<\/a> \u2062while \u200cin office\u2062 but not immune from unofficial acts. Schumer criticized the Court&#8217;s decision and plans to \u2063work on legislation to classify Trump&#8217;s actions as unofficial to hold him accountable\u2063 for potentially overturning the 2020 election results and his involvement in the January 6 insurrection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer fighting to have Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 actions unguarded from Supreme Court immunity ruling<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T19:12:51-04:00\">July 8, 2024 7:12 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696132\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) is advancing legislation to classify former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s actions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6 insurrection<\/a> as unofficial following the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Supreme Court<\/a>\u2019s ruling on presidential immunity. <\/p>\n<p>Schumer and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic colleagues<\/a> say they will use powers that allow Congress to regulate courts in a legislative push to classify Trump\u2019s actions as unofficial so he is not immune from criminal prosecution. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ruled that presidents are immune<\/a> from being prosecuted for official acts while in office but not immune from unofficial acts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The Supreme Court] incorrectly declared that former President Trump enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took while in office. They incorrectly declared that all future presidents are entitled to a breathtaking level of immunity so long as their conduct is ostensibly carried out in their official capacity as president,\u201d Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4760638-schumer-trump-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on the Senate floor on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will work with my colleagues on legislation classifying Trump\u2019s election subversion acts as unofficial acts not subject to immunity. We\u2019re doing this because we believe that in America no president should be free to overturn an election against the will of the people, no matter what the conservative justices may believe,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, the legislation would classify Trump\u2019s actions in allegedly pushing to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as well as his involvement with the Jan. 6 insurrection, as unofficial, allowing Trump to still be prosecuted for those actions.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer said conservative justices on the court had \u201ceffectively placed a crown on Donald Trump\u2019s head.\u201d He also said Senate Democrats would look for additional ways to \u201crein in the abuse of our federal judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) disagreed with Schumer\u2019s push.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats seem to want to turn Washington into The Hague,\u201d McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/07\/08\/congress\/schumer-trump-immunity-senate-democrats-january-6-scotus-00166879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on the Senate floor. \u201cTheir problem with the Supreme Court isn\u2019t that they won\u2019t be able to prosecute a president for unofficial criminal activity \u2014 because they still can. Their problem is that they won\u2019t be able to prosecute official actions that they don\u2019t like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696132\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696132\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is working on a legislative effort to classify former President Donald Trump&#8217;s actions on January 6 as unofficial in order to prevent him from being immune from criminal prosecution, following a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Schumer and his Democratic colleagues believe that Congress has the power to regulate courts and will use this power to classify Trump&#8217;s actions as unofficial, allowing him to be prosecuted for his involvement in the insurrection. Schumer criticized the Supreme Court for granting broad immunity to presidents for official acts while in office, and stated that no president should be able to overturn an election against the will of the people. If successful, the legislation would allow Trump to be prosecuted for his actions related to the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell disagreed with Schumer&#8217;s push, stating that Democrats are trying to prosecute official actions they do not like, rather than unofficial criminal activity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2290824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chuck-schumer.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32087,4411,32275,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2290823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jan-6","tag-schumer","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chuck-schumer.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}