DSU Professor explains the SCOTUS ruling for the presidential immunity case

DELMARVA – The Supreme Court of the United States justices ruled 6-3 for broad immunity on Former President Donald Trump’s immunity case.

Across the nation, many are speaking out on the importance a ruling like this has on presidential power. Constitutional Scholar from DSU Dr. Sam Hoff broke it down for WMDT. This ruling means that Trump and any other president has immunity for official acts made as president, but not immunity for personal acts made while serving as president. For former president Trump, this ruling impacts his trial surrounding his role in the January 6th insurrection.

The point of contention, was he responsible or not as president for the damage done on that day? Dr. Hoff tells WMDT what are the next expected steps since the ruling has been made. “There would have to be evidentiary hearings for each charge that a president in his official capacity was in fact violating the law, and then after the evidentiary hearings there would actually be a trial on each one of those charges,” said Dr. Sam Hoff, a Constitutional Law Professor for Delaware State University.

Dr. Hoff believes it’s unlikely there will be a full trial, however, he does believe some of the evidentiary hearings will be heard.

The case has now been sent back to a lower court in Washington.

Dr. Hoff doesn’t believe this will impact the presidential election.