Leger Fernández Statement on Supreme Court Trump v. United States Decision
Washington, DC,
July 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following in response to the Supreme Court’s decision today in Trump v. United States.
Congresswoman Leger Fernández released the following in response to the Supreme Court’s decision today in Trump v. United States. The decision, which drastically redefines the breadth of presidential immunity and effectively ensures that the former president will not face trial in a federal court before the November election for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, was decided by a vote of 6-3. “Trump and his MAGA Supreme Court are systematically destroying fundamental freedoms and pillars of our democracy one by one. They took away women’s freedoms. They sabotaged our rights to clean air and water. Three days before Independence Day, they took a sledgehammer to the democratic ideal that no one is above the law,” said Congresswoman Leger Fernández. “This decision doesn’t just protect Trump, already a felon, from criminal charges for official acts—it also creates a dangerous precedent that could allow him or another reckless President to do unimaginable harm with no consequence. We cannot allow that to continue and must make sure Trump does not name another judge or justice—ever.” “As Justice Sotomayor said, ‘with fear for our democracy, I dissent.’” she concluded. ###
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