Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discussed her disapproval of the high court’s ruling in the recent immunity ruling regarding former President Donald Trump with CBS News, her first television interview since being sworn in two years ago. 

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  • Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discussed her disapproval of the high court’s ruling in the recent immunity ruling regarding former President Donald Trump with CBS News

  • In a 6-3 ruling decision in July, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are largely shielded from prosecution for acts considered a part of their official duties; at the time, Jackson made her opposition to the decision clear in a written dissent in which she wrote that “the seeds of absolute power for Presidents have been planted"
  • Jackson’s new comments also come as Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new superseding indictment against Trump in the federal case against him regarding his alleged efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election
  • Jackson also spoke about whether she is prepared for the possibility that legal issue regarding this election will reach the high court

"I was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances, when we have a criminal justice system that had ordinarily treated everyone the same," Jackson told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. 

In a 6-3 ruling decision in July, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are largely shielded from prosecution for acts considered a part of their official duties. The ruling, which saw all six conservative-leaning justices in the majority and the three liberal-leaning ones dissent, was considered a significant victory for Trump amid his legal woes. 

At the time, Jackson made her opposition to the decision clear in a written dissent in which she wrote that “the seeds of absolute power for Presidents have been planted.” 

Jackson’s new comments also come as Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new superseding indictment against Trump in the federal case against him regarding his alleged efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment is pared down from the original one submitted last year in an effort to abide by the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

In the clip of the interview released by CBS News, Jackson was also asked whether she is prepared for the possibility that legal questions around November’s election will reach the Supreme Court. 

“As prepared as anyone can be,” Jackson responded.

She then asked O’Donnell if she was prepared for the news cycles that are coming out of this election, to which the anchor replied: no. 

“No, exactly,” Jackson said with a laugh. 

“I think there are legal issues that arise out of the political process and so the Supreme Court has to be prepared to respond if that should be necessary,” she said.  

The full interview is set to air on Sunday, according to CBS. It came as Jackson is promoting the release of her memoir, "Lovely One.” 

Spectrum News’ Justin Tasolides contributed to this report.