 without facing criminal liability. But if liability were the issue, said Justice Brett Kavanaugh, it would have a chilling effect on every president forevermore. When former presidents are subject to prosecution in the history of Morrison v. Olson tells us it's not going to stop. President Biden, responding to the ruling, strongly disagreed with that argument. This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America. Each of us is equal before the law.