The Supreme Courtās decision to hear Donald Trumpās claim that he should be shielded from criminal prosecution keeps the justices at the center of election-year controversy for several more months and means any verdict on Trumpās alleged subversion of the 2020 vote will not come before summer.
The countryās highest court wants the final word on the former presidentās assertion of immunity, even if it may ultimately affirm a comprehensive ruling of the lower federal court that rejected Trumpās sweeping claim.
For Trump, Wednesdayās order amounts to another win from the justice system he routinely attacks. The justicesā intervention in the case, Trump v. United States, also marks another milestone in the fraught relationship between the court and the former president.
Cases related to his policies and his personal dealings consistently roiled the justices behind the scenes. At the same time, Trump, who appointed three of the nine justices, significantly influenced the courtās lurch to the right, most notably its 2022 reversal of nearly a half century of abortion rights and reproductive freedom.
Where did I say it was surprising? Itās frustrating.
Lol yeah. If we get to Election Day and Trump is in jail or in Russia while Haley is on the ballot, THAT would be a surprise.
But Trump having his assets messed with, delaying cases, getting the nomination, losing to Biden, and then having his followers do more violent shit? Thatās basically as expected.