Democrats Say the Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Proves Its Pro-Trump Bias

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she plans to file articles of impeachment against justices over the ruling. “It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture,” she wrote.

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After the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for a broad swath of official conduct, Democrats focused their criticism not just on Trump himself but also on the bench’s six conservative justices.

They said the justices work to serve him — and threatened some kind of action in response.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement that House Democrats plan to “engage in aggressive oversight and legislative activity” to determine that “extreme, far-right justices in the [Supreme Court] majority are brought into compliance with the Constitution.”