Colbert King: The thought of a vengeful Trump with new powers of immunity from Supreme Court is terrifying

The new ruling offers American presidents immunity from accountability for ‘official’ acts that might leave him open for prosecution

Former president Donald Trump still faces three more criminal trials. Photo: AP

Colbert King
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In the week of Independence Day, America finds itself, as a nation, back under a monarchy’s hold.

Credit this astonishing turn of events to chief justice John Roberts Jr, plus the Supreme Court’s five other royalists who joined him to fashion a decision that bestows upon the American president immunity from accountability for “official” acts that might leave him open for prosecution were he an ordinary citizen.