The former president is now highly unlikely to stand trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case before November

The Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a massive victory on Wednesday by agreeing to rule on whether he is immune from prosecution for acts committed while he was president. The court will hear arguments on April 22 and won’t hand down a decision until June — which means it’s unlikely a trial in the Justice Department’s election interference case will commence before the election. If Trump wins the election, he’ll of course appoint an attorney general who will toss the case, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules this summer.

By Wednesday night, Trumpland was celebrating.

“Literally popping champagne right now,” a lawyer close to Donald Trump told Rolling Stone late on Wednesday.

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      19 months ago

      Yes. The facts and conduct of the trial were typical, ordinary. I was not saying that rape is typical.

      • blazera
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        19 months ago

        How many rape cases have you heard of involving no jail time?

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          9 months ago

          How many rape cases have you heard of that get special, one-time grace periods to revisit 30 years later?

          ETA: this was not a criminal rape trial, it was a civil one. Jail time was never an option.