Trump’s near-total Supreme Court victory: From the Politics Desk

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In today’s edition, senior national politics reporter Jonathan Allen breaks down a good day for Donald Trump at the Supreme Court. Plus, senior politics editor Mark Murray and campaign embed Katherine Koretski explore the key role infrequent voters could play in this year's election.

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Trump’s near-total Supreme Court victory

By Jonathan Allen

Donald Trump won a near-total victory Monday at the Supreme Court on several fronts.

The 6-3 majority opinion grants him — and future presidents — broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken in conjunction with their office, all but ensures that he won’t face trial in his federal election interference case before November’s election and endorses his view that the nation’s chief executive should be endowed with almost unlimited powers.

It’s not yet clear how voters will view the Trump-friendly court’s ruling, which broke down along the familiar lines of the six justices appointed by Republicans banding together to overcome the three justices appointed by Democrats.

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Though Trump did not get the total immunity he says he’s entitled to, the court appeared to give presidents even more protection than his lawyers sought. Ultimately, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, built three buckets for consideration of criminal activity by a president: official acts, unofficial acts and acts that aren’t easily categorized as either.

The president is