The Supreme Court's decision to provide former President Donald Trump partial protection from criminal prosecution has been referred to by Joe Biden as a "dangerous precedent".
According to the US president in office, the ruling was "a terrible disservice" to Americans and harmed the "rule of law".
Trump had previously praised the court's ruling as a "big win" for democracy.
The case was sent to a trial judge after the justices concluded on Monday that a president was immune for "official acts" but not for "unofficial acts."
The decision would further postpone the criminal prosecution against Trump for allegedly attempting to tamper with the 2020 election outcome that awarded Mr. Biden the win.
It will now be up to the trial judge to decide whether of Trump's activities were taken while he was president; this may take months. It seems improbable that any trial will begin before November's presidential election.
President Biden said in a late-night broadcast remark on Monday: "The idea that there are no monarchs in America was the foundation of our country. Before the law, we are all equal. Nobody is above the law, ever. not even US President Barack Obama."The ruling made by the [court] today most likely implies that the president's authority is essentially unrestricted.
The individual who led the crowd to the US Capitol may be found guilty of a crime as a result of what transpired that day. Before the next election, the people of America should be able to get an explanation from the legal system.
Mr. Biden was alluding to the fact that Trump is on trial for allegedly inciting the incident.
"Now, because of today's [court] decision, that is highly, highly unlikely," Biden said.
After the Supreme Court's ruling, the trial judge will now have to decide which acts were taken by Trump while he was president, a process that may take months. It is improbable that a trial will begin before the election on November 5.
Donald Trump called this a "big win" on his social media network Truth Social, thus this is a major boost for him.
All previous presidents are granted partial immunity from criminal prosecution, according to a Supreme Court ruling. This protection only extends to actions taken while performing official responsibilities; "unofficial acts," or actions taken in a private capacity, are not protected.
The president is accused of attempting to rig the 2020 election, and a lower court judge will now have to determine whether parts of his behavior are pertinent to the criminal trial.
The US Capitol riot is said to have been sparked by Trump's words and tweets on January 6, 2021. However, the court decided that his remarks and actions on social media that day qualified as official activities.
The ruling was strongly contested by the Supreme Court's three liberal judges. According to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "the President is now a king above the law."
President Biden's opinion that "nobody is above the law" was expressed by a White House spokesperson.
Congresswoman Judy Chu, a Democrat, predicted significant ramifications from the court's ruling.
It's a major setback for American democracy and a win for Donald Trump. This choice has far-reaching consequences. A president may not be held accountable for their acts if they declare in any official position that they want to do anything that we would deem wrong and illegal," she added.
The allegations against the former president are not dismissed by the court's historic six-three decision, which was divided along party lines. However, it will severely postpone any trial until far beyond the November election.
The decision will also impact the two pending criminal cases against Donald Trump, including the one in Georgia where he is charged with plotting to reverse his close election loss there and the one involving top secret materials discovered at his Florida residence.
Stormy Daniels, a former adult film actress, was found guilty in May of 34 counts of falsifying company documents in order to hide an alleged sexual encounter. The BBC's news partner CBS reports that Trump's legal team is attempting to reverse this verdict.
According to a person with knowledge of the situation, CBS said that Trump's legal team sent a letter to the case's judge about this endeavor and referenced the Supreme Court's ruling. The case letter has not yet been made available to the public.
These information were initially revealed by the New York Times.
The case, one of four that Trump is dealing with, may be the most difficult to reverse since the crimes for which he was found guilty happened while he was a candidate rather than the president.
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