Jeff Clark says he is vindicated by SCOTUS ruling after home raided over 'constitutionally protected' communications with Trump following J6

Following the Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling in Donald Trump’s presidential immunity challenge in his J6 case, former high-ranking DOJ official Jeff Clark applauded the decision, saying that his communications with Trump while he was president were "constitutionally protected."

"If my calculation is correct, two years and nine days ago, the Biden DOJ raided my house," Clark wrote on Monday night. "And then, the very next day, the lawless J6 Committee held a hearing focused on attacking me. Of course, that was all just a coincidence. (Cue Bannon: 'There are NO conspiracies, but there are NO coincidences.')"

"Today, the Supreme Court held that President Trump consulting with me at the Justice Department was constitutionally protected. And that the President is the head of the Justice Department. DOJ is NOT independent of the President."

"All that was seized from my house was thus in violation of the constitutional structure and the Fourth Amendment — as I’ve been saying repeatedly ever since the raid occurred — but which the mainstream media largely ignored in favor of a fake narrative that I was an 'insurrectionist.’"

Clark continued, "God is good and I want to thank all of those out in normal America and even those relative few inside the Beltway who prayed for me and my family. We appreciate you," adding, "Please add Steve Bannon to your prayers now." Bannon reported to a Connecticut prison on Monday to begin serving his four-month sentence for not complying with a subpoena from the January 6 committee.

Clark’s Virginia home was raided in June 2023 by the Department of Justice. The search warrant was executed at around 7 am, with agents of the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General seizing his electronic devices, according to Politico. Clark was noted by the January 6 committee as attending meetings with Trump and others ahead of January 6, 2021.

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Trump does have presidential immunity for official acts, though not for unofficial acts, tossing the case back to lower courts to determine whether his actions relating to January 6 were official or not.

The 6-3 ruling noted that "According to the indictment, Trump met with the Acting Attorney General and other senior Justice Department and White House officials to discuss investigating purported election fraud and sending a letter from the Department to those States regarding such fraud."

"The Government does not dispute that the indictment’s allegations regarding the Justice Department involve Trump’s use of official power. The allegations in fact plainly implicate Trump’s 'conclusive and preclusive' authority. The Executive Branch has 'exclusive authority and absolute discretion' to decide which crimes to investigate and prosecute, including with respect to allegations of election crime."

"Because the President cannot be prosecuted for conduct within his exclusive constitutional authority, Trump is absolutely immune from prosecution for the alleged conduct involving his discussions with Justice Department officials," the ruling stated.