The landmark 6-3 ruling effectively removes key elements of an indictment against former President Donald Trump for allegedly conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Three justices expressed a scathing dissent from the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion granting Trump partial immunity from prosecution, warning that it would allow presidential power to be used "for evil purposes." .
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 issue with constitutional law expert Alison LaCroix and former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon.
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