And while the Supreme Court has scheduled a fairly prompt consideration of the appeal, it’s far from the fastest they’ve ordered. On the other hand, the Supreme Court’s decision does not ultimately augur a reversal of the D.C. Circuit’s resounding rejection of Trump’s immunity argument. My strong sense is that the justices won’t uphold Trump’s far-reaching and fundamentally anti-constitutional claim of a wholly immune president. Fundamental questions of executive power simply fall within the Supreme Court’s job description. In the long run, therefore, the court’s decision probably won’t excuse Trump from accountability for his traitorous conduct on the merits.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2024 09:02 UTC