FTA:
“The court denied without comment special counsel Jack Smith’s request asking the justices to circumvent the normal appeals court process and quickly decide the question, which looms large in Trump’s prosecution in Washington over allegations of election interference.”
I think there is historically low trust in the Supreme Court and the entire institution’s power is based on trust (as opposed to the executives’s that’s based on an enormous military) and anything that vaguely looks like taking a side on this could too the balance.
Roberts has seemed extremely aware of this issue for a long time on more political cases.
This further reduces trust in the court.