(Source: CCTV-13 2024-07-02)

On July 1, 2024 local time, the U.S. Federal Supreme Court made a judgment on whether former President Trump enjoys immunity for his actions during his tenure as President of the United States. Associate Professor Lu Jiefeng of our college accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV News Channel on the legal issues involved in this case.

Associate Professor Lu Jiefeng believes that this judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court involves the interpretation of relevant provisions of the U.S. Constitution and the definition of presidential immunity. It is not only of great significance to the Trump case itself, but will also have a profound impact on the constitutional boundaries and judicial practice of future U.S. presidential actions. Although the U.S. Supreme Court previously confirmed in the Nixon and Clinton cases that the President of the United States enjoys specific immunity while in office, previous precedents did not specifically define the immunity of the President of the United States. In this case, for the first time, the Federal Supreme Court elaborated on the immunity of the President of the United States in detail: first, the President enjoys absolute immunity for the exercise of core powers of the Constitution; second, the President enjoys presumptive immunity for official actions other than the exercise of core powers of the Constitution; finally, the President does not enjoy any immunity for unofficial actions.

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