Trumpification of the Supreme Court
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No previous president has sought to overthrow the Constitution by staying in power after losing an election. . . . [W]hich is why these questions are being raised now. Pretending that these matters concern the powers of the presidency more broadly is merely the path the justices sympathetic to Trump have chosen to take in order to rationalize protecting the man they would prefer to be the next president.
#SCOTUS /nosanitize
SCOTUS trying to make a rational argument why their behavior isn't treasonous.
I think the best option for Smith is to ask Judge Chutkan to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if any of the charges relate to presidential duties as opposed to for his personal benefit only. It would put the evidence in front of the public.
@KGinKS I'm cynically thinking that the extreme positioning is a way to force a compromise that delays the trial until after the election. And if Trump wins it will all go away . . . .
And Clarence Thomas should have disqualified himself, but the pro-Trump wing of the court presumably needs him.