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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer decries immunity ruling as other Democrats echo his concerns
From CNN's Owen Dahlkamp and Morgan Rimmer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer looks on during a news conference on June 5 in Washington, DC.
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Shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
condemned the majority’s ruling, calling it “a sad day for our democracy.”
The New York Democrat also said “the very basis of our judicial system is that no one is above the law. Treason or incitement of an insurrection should not be considered a core constitutional power afforded to a president.”
Other congressional Democrats have also expressed outrage over the decision.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,
dubbed the ruling as “disastrous,” blaming an “extreme right-wing Supreme Court” for drastically weakening “accountability if a president attempts to use their office for criminal purposes.”
Rep. Frederica Wilson of Texas
criticized the court, accusing them of not upholding the tenant of “equal justice under law.” She also highlighted that three Trump-appointed justices sided with the former president in the ruling.
