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Joan E Greve in Washington

MYSTERIOUS: House democrat pledges amendment to reverse trump immunity ruling - What They Never Told You

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The US Capitol in Washington. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

A Democratic congressman is calling for a new constitutional amendment to reverse the supreme court’s ruling granting presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution, a decision that could hamstring the federal case against Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Congressman Joe Morelle, a New York Democrat, raised the idea on Monday, just hours after the supreme court issued its 6-3 decision, which fell along ideological lines.

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