The family of a police officer who died after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots warned that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision this week should “frighten” Americans.
The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Monday that granted presidents broad legal protections, ruling that they have “absolute” immunity for “core” constitutional actions and “implied” immunity for official acts. The decision will have massive ramifications for special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Trump, in which the former president faces multiple criminal charges over his actions in the leadup to Jan. 6.
Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died a day after the riots, during which he was attacked and sprayed with a chemical irritant. His death has been connected to the attack by the Washington, D.C., medical examiner.
His brother, Craig Sicknick, argued in a letter reviewed by CBS News that the Supreme Court’s ruling could have negative implications for the whole country.