US President Joe Biden criticized the US Supreme Court's decision to grant his predecessor Donald Trump immunity for his actions within the scope of his presidential powers.

Biden said in a speech he delivered at the White House at dawn on Tuesday (Monday evening, local time) that the decision establishes what he called a dangerous precedent because the president’s powers will no longer be restricted by the law, indicating that the court was not supposed to issue such a decision a few months before. Presidential elections.

He added that the decision created new principles and described this as a dangerous matter. He said that this would encourage his predecessor to do whatever he wanted, considering that “the court’s decision is a continuation of its attack in recent years on a wide range of established legal principles in our nation.”

The US President continued that the decision represents a radical change to the principles on which the United States was founded, saying, "This nation was founded on the idea that everyone is equal before the law and no one is above it."

Biden also said that the American people have the right to know what happened on January 6, 2021, referring to the storming of Congress by Trump supporters to protest the results of the presidential elections.

He added that 4 years ago, the former president directed “a group of criminals who attacked the seat of power and called for the vice president to be hanged.”

The US Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump has the right to enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for acts that occurred within his constitutional authority while he was President of the United States, but there is no immunity for unofficial acts.

The court ruled that former presidents are protected from prosecution for actions they take within their constitutional powers, not in their private capacity.

Commenting on the court's ruling, Trump said that it is a major victory for the Constitution and democracy in the United States.

In the repercussions of the decision, American media reported that the former president’s lawyers submitted a letter challenging his conviction in the “silent money” case after the Supreme Court’s decision.

It is noteworthy that Donald Trump is being tried in several criminal cases, and he was recently convicted in a case of falsifying financial records. Despite this, it is expected that the Republican Party will officially nominate him to run in the presidential elections scheduled to be held next November.