 This is a fundamentally new principle, and it's a dangerous precedent. The president saying the decision in this case brought by his predecessor violates the principle that no one, not even a president, is above the law. Jay O'Brien, ABC News, Washington. The bottom line in the Trump case, the lower court judge must now sift through the evidence, separate out Trump's official acts from unofficial conduct, and see if prosecutors can overcome the presumption that presidents are immune from prosecution. That process will all but certainly push the case past the November election.