Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on Monday a significant legislative push by Senate Democrats aimed at removing the immunity granted to former President Trump under a recent Supreme Court ruling. The ruling in question protects a president’s official acts from criminal prosecution. Schumer emphasized the need for legislative intervention to reclassify Trump’s attempts to subvert the 2020 election results as “unofficial acts,” making them ineligible for immunity.

Schumer, speaking on the Senate floor, claimed that Congress has authority to regulate the courts. He stated, “They incorrectly declared that former President Trump enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took while in office. They incorrectly declared that all future presidents are entitled to a breathtaking level of immunity so long as their conduct is ostensibly carried out in their official capacity as president.” This, according to Schumer, has placed Trump above the law, effectively making him “untouchable.”

The core of the proposed legislation is to ensure that any attempts by a president to overturn an election against the will of the people are classified as unofficial acts, thus not protected by immunity. Schumer added, “We’re doing this because we believe that in America no president should be free to overturn an election against the will of the people, no matter what the conservative justices may believe.”

Schumer mentioned ongoing work on other proposals aimed at addressing what he described as the “abuse of our federal judiciary” however, somehow completely glossed over the separation of powers.

Schumer is also plotting to take away the Supreme Court’s annual funding bill, a suggestion supported by some Democrats like Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.).

The Supreme Court’s ruling on July 1 granted Trump and future presidents significant immunity from prosecution for crimes related to official acts but left the determination of whether Trump’s actions to overturn the 2020 election results were official acts to the lower courts.