There isn’t any purpose for the Supreme Court docket to listen to Trump’s immunity declare, however 4 most likely conservative justices determined to set fireplace to the courtroom’s remaining credibility by agreeing to listen to the case.
Choose Luttig responded to the choice of the Supreme Court docket to listen to the case by saying:
Look, this can be a momentous resolution, simply to listen to this case. There was no purpose on this world for the Supreme Court docket to take this case. The three-judge panel of america Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia had written a masterful opinion, denying that the president’s claims of absolute immunity beneath the structure and the legal guidelines of america, there’s by no means been an argument {that a} former president is immune from prosecution for crimes that he dedicated whereas in workplace.
On a extra sensible degree, after all, the courtroom — the Supreme Court docket is able to deciding this in a short time, in time that the previous president may very well be tried, earlier than the election. However immediately’s resolution makes that that rather more unlikely.
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Choose Luttig on #DeadlineWH says there isn’t any purpose for #SCOTUS to take the Trump immunity declare, ” Look, this can be a momentous resolution, simply to listen to this case. There was no purpose on this world for the Supreme Court docket to take this case.” pic.twitter.com/daOG14pxxG
â Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 28, 2024
Andrew Weissmann tweeted that this resolution is de facto immunity for Trump:
The SCOTUS stays DC case and expedites listening to the Trump attraction on immunity. However on daily basis of delay operates as granting Trump de facto immunity. https://t.co/y3sAI8xJ7p
â Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)ð» (@AWeissmann_) February 28, 2024
There isn’t any unsettled authorized query on this case. Each single courtroom at each degree has dominated in opposition to Trump’s declare of absolute immunity each single time his attorneys have made that argument. The one excellent news is that the Supreme Court docket will hear the case on April twenty second. The unhealthy information is that there isn’t any assure that they’ll ship a swift ruling.
Even taking this case, when there isn’t any open authorized query is an act of corruption.
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court docket have as soon as once more demonstrated that they’re lawless and for this reason the courtroom wants oversight and reform.
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