• evatronic@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      On the flip side, Jack Smith has been incredibly thorough. He wouldn’t ask if he didn’t have a backup plan.

      • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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        11 months ago

        What backup plan is possible if scotus grants him blank immunity? I think his thinking was just to speed things up since it’s going to end up there anyways.

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          11 months ago

          Yep, this is 100% about getting ahead of all of the delays that trumps team will seek to drag this out past the election.

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      11 months ago

      Why would they “cover” for Trump? Do you imagine they feel beholden to him for appointing them? They are not; Past, present or future. They’ve already refused to hear Trump related cases, and that hurt him.

      And yes, even if it goes against him, they will keep the scope of the ruling dialed in tight. That’s how law and judgments work at this highest level. And should.