Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) launched a sharp attack on the Supreme Court Friday, accusing the justices of clearing the path for President Trump to rake in massive profits while in office. In an interview with MeidasTouch, Shapiro singled out the court's 2024 ruling on presidential immunity, labeling it “one of its worst decisions” in the last century.
Shapiro pointed to Trump's latest financial disclosure report for 2025, released earlier this week, which revealed the president made over $2 billion during his first year back in the White House. The Pennsylvania Democrat argued that the 6-3 Supreme Court decision, which grants presidents sweeping protection from criminal prosecution for official acts, effectively gave Trump a license to profit without consequence.
“What he’s doing, seemingly, is totally protected, because the Supreme Court of the United States made one of its worst decisions… to give this president absolute and total immunity, and so he feels like he can do anything!” Shapiro said in the interview.
The governor went on to argue that Trump’s focus on personal gain leaves ordinary Americans vulnerable. “His corruption leaves all of us worse off,” Shapiro said. “While he sits in that gilded Oval Office, he’s not focused on solving your problems, getting you healthcare, putting a roof over your head, driving down your costs. Instead, he’s focused on trying to figure out how he can make a buck for him and his family, and that is at odds with meeting the needs of the American people.”
The financial disclosure report showed that Trump earned more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures alone, including his memecoin and investments made through World Liberty Financial (WLF), a platform he and his sons helped launch in 2024. That figure represents a massive jump from the $600 million he reported the year before. The WLF holdings have drawn particular scrutiny from Democrats and ethics watchdogs, who question whether the president’s financial interests could overlap with his official duties. For more on the ethics debate, see Bessent’s dismissal of concerns over Trump’s crypto earnings.
Shapiro called for structural reforms to prevent such conflicts. “That’s why we need real reform. That’s why we need anti-corruption laws at the federal level,” he said. He went further, suggesting a constitutional remedy: “I could make an argument that we need a 28th Amendment to our Constitution to bake in some stricter guardrails to protect the American people from a president of the United States that lacks integrity and ethics and honor the way that this president does.”
Trump and his allies have dismissed the criticism, maintaining that “nothing illegal” is happening. The president’s legal team has argued that the immunity ruling shields him from any scrutiny related to his business dealings while in office. Meanwhile, the White House has continued to push back on ethics questions, with officials pointing to the disclosure as a routine filing.
The controversy comes as Trump prepares for a major July 4 speech on the National Mall, despite a heat wave that forced D.C. to cancel its traditional parade. The event has drawn its own criticism, with some accusing the president of prioritizing political spectacle over public safety. For context on the rally, see Moore’s criticism of Trump’s decision to hold the rally. The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling continues to reverberate through Washington, with Democrats vowing to make it a central issue in the 2026 midterm elections.
