Clarence Thomas previews how he'll get rid of Trump's federal charges
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States on Monday means that Donald Trump gets absolute immunity on many things, presumptive immunity on most things, and a series of tall hurdles that must be cleared to hold him accountable for anything.
In other words, there is very little chance of Trump ever facing consequences for the majority of his crimes, and even in the narrow circumstances where he could still be held accountable, prosecuting Trump is now much more difficult. This will have a direct effect on both federal cases against Trump.
But even the hurdles that this ruling creates aren’t enough for Justice Clarence Thomas. In his concurrence to the immunity ruling, Thomas goes out of his way to give Trump a get-out-of-all-charges-free card that even the majority opinion didn’t grant.