The Supreme Court almost immediately granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Monday request for expedited consideration—a highly unusual rapid response that highlights the historic nature of the case.
Smith wants the court to weigh in on the question of whether former president Donald Trump has absolute presidential immunity for crimes he’s accused of carrying out while in the White House.
In its response, the high court ordered Trump’s attorneys to file a reply to Smith’s petition by next Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. ET.
The Supreme Court’s Monday decision does not mean it will take up the case—it simply means the nine-judge panel will make that decision on a much faster timeline than it normally would.
Jack Smith clearly has more faith in the Supreme Court doing the right thing than I do.
I dunno, maybe this is wishful thinking but to me it seems like a good play. If they rule in favor of him, they’re even more likely to win the other trials. If they rule in favor of Trump, they’re risking their own necks because they’d be giving Biden free reign to do literally whatever he wants. Threading the needle and deciding something like only Trump is allowed, or only in this specific case it’s ok, has no legal justification whatsoever and Roberts isn’t crazy enough to attempt it.