Jazz Shaw

The Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity exposed flaws in special counsel Jack Smith's indictments on Donald Trump and weakened the ability of future special counsels in their investigations of presidents, legal experts say.

The court's 6-3 ruling that the "official acts" of presidents are immune from being prosecuted, while unofficial acts are not, did not leave a clear line but still will limit the evidence that prosecutors can present in the Jan. 6 case, The Washington Post reported.

Further, the ruling has led to challenges in former President Donald Trump's New York felony convictions, including with the judge pushing his sentencing date to September when it was to have been held this Thursday.

Jessica Tillipman, an associate dean at George Washington University Law School, said the ruling comes while the Supreme Court's conservative majority "has a lot of skepticism of prosecutorial discretion."