SCOTUS isn’t beholden to anyone. Not even Trump. Once they were confirmed they don’t need a thing from him and have that office until they die. Sure they have a right leaning majority, but they still seem pretty cognizant that there rulings can be used by democrats too, so handing wins to Trump isn’t exactly straight forward. If they claim Trump has immunity while in office and after leaving, that applies to the current administration too. It would be a huge gamble to rule in favor of Trump on this appeal and I don’t think they want to open that can of worms while someone else can take advantage of it.
Not to mention, even if Trump gets out of this scot free, the results of the n xt election are far from certain. Biden could be welding thos immunity powers for the next four years too.
SCOTUS isn’t beholden to anyone. Not even Trump. Once they were confirmed they don’t need a thing from him and have that office until they die. Sure they have a right leaning majority, but they still seem pretty cognizant that there rulings can be used by democrats too, so handing wins to Trump isn’t exactly straight forward. If they claim Trump has immunity while in office and after leaving, that applies to the current administration too. It would be a huge gamble to rule in favor of Trump on this appeal and I don’t think they want to open that can of worms while someone else can take advantage of it.
Not to mention, even if Trump gets out of this scot free, the results of the n xt election are far from certain. Biden could be welding thos immunity powers for the next four years too.