Seismic news erupted in Washington, D.C. on Monday morning. President Donald Trump scored a partial victory in his Supreme Court immunity case. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court ruled that a president is immune from prosecution for official acts, but not unofficial acts.
Given the gravity of the ruling, the news networks were ready to interrupt programming once the decision was announced.
NBC News senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett read the decision on NBC News, saying: “We have here a landmark decision in American history as it relates to presidential power that will define the limits of that power for generations to come. The divided court deciding here that the former president does enjoy some immunity.”
“There’s a dispute about how much and to what extent,” Jarrett continued. “What we do know is that the case is now going to go back to the lower court for further delineation about what is immune and what is not.”
“We have here a landmark decision in American history as it relates to presidential power that will define the limits of that power for generations to come.” @LauraAJarrett breaks down the Supreme Court’s decision: https://t.co/M2Dm0WZTCQ pic.twitter.com/x3El9imTbv
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 1, 2024
These are the times the various networks announced the SCOTUS immunity verdict on-air. (All times ET)
MSNBC: 10:30 a.m.
Fox News: 10:30 a.m.
CNN: 10:31 a.m.
CBS News: 10:33 a.m.
NewsNation: 10:33 a.m.
NBC News: 10:35 a.m.
ABC News: 10:36 a.m.