In one of its most pivotal decisions of the year, the US Supreme Court has ruled that US presidents can have absolute immunity for ‘official’ acts.
The 6-3 historic decision effectively strips out key parts of an indictment against former president Donald Trump for allegedly conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Three justices have issued a blistering dissent to the US Supreme Court opinion granting Trump partial immunity from prosecution, warning that it will allow presidential power to be used "for evil ends".
Six conservative-leaning justices signed the majority opinion, but the three liberals dissented, expressing "fear for our democracy".
But how far could the leader of the free world push the definition of a presidential duty?
On this week’s Americast, the BBC’s Sarah Smith and Anthony Zurcher discuss this question with constitutional law expert Alison LaCroix and Steve Bannon, former strategist for Donald Trump.
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