The Supreme Court’s brusque rejection of Donald Trump's appeal is a reminder that the Court has little invested in protecting him now that he no longer occupies the White House. jonathanchait writes
after leaving office. Trump appears to have violated several laws by taking the documents and refusing to turn them over, but faces an especially high likelihood of being charged with obstruction.in August stated that “probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found” at his residence was ominous for Trump. The news that an employee allegedly moved documents at his order, and that this employee is cooperating with the Justice Department , is worse.
One might expect Trump’s Republican allies to rally to his side, as they have so many times before. But the Supreme Court’s brusque rejection of his appeal is a reminder that the Court has little invested in protecting him now that he no longer occupies the White House. To recognize that the Court’s Republican majority isn’t especially likely to rescue Trump this time doesn’t require an idealized view of its motives. Yes, judges are mostly partisan players now. The conservative movement’s political and legal wings share social circles and political goals and operate largely in tandem. One area where they differ, however, is in safeguarding the personal interests of Donald Trump.
Republican officials have often expressed private disgust or exasperation with the former president’s antics, viewing him as an undisciplined political liability. They have defended him anyway because their voters demanded it. But judges face no such pressure. Their lifetime appointments make them free to do what most Republican elites would like — push Trump off an ice floe and make room for newer and more reliable leadership.
If the Justice Department chooses to bring charges against Trump, the courts are the only and final backstop that can save him. Republican jurists can decide the law says whatever they wish it to say, and they might very well overturn any conviction. But when a conviction probably clears the way for Ron DeSantis, you have to ask, why would they?
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