STORY: U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity from criminal prosecution
SHOOTING DATE: July 1 and earlier footage, 2024
DATELINE: July 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:38
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court (July 1, 2024)
2. various of Trump arriving in Greer, South Carolina, the U.S. (Feb. 20, 2024)

STORYLINE:

U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump has some immunity from criminal charges for trying to reverse the 2020 election results, which makes a trial before election unlikely.
  
The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority that includes three justices appointed by Trump himself, voted 6-3 along ideological lines, ordering the lower courts to reconsider the case and determine which allegations cannot be prosecuted.
  
Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking for the majority, dismissed Trump's expansive immunity arguments, stating that Trump is only immune for his actions conducted in an "official" capacity as president.
  
The Supreme Court did not define what qualifies as an official act in this instance, delegating that decision to the lower court.
  
The extended period they have taken to address this high-profile case has aided Trump by diminishing the probability that a trial stemming from the charges would conclude before the upcoming election.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)