John Roberts’ Secret Trump Help Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak
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A memo obtained by The New York Times indicated the chief justice wanted to act quick—and decisively—on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity.

The Supreme Court was hit by a flurry of damaging new leaks Sunday as a series of confidential memos written by the chief justice were revealed by The New York Times.

The court’s Chief Justice John Roberts was clear to his fellow justices in February: He wanted the court to take up a case weighing Donald Trump’s right to presidential immunity—and he seemed inclined to protect the former president.

“I think it likely that we will view the separation of powers analysis differently,” Roberts wrote to his Supreme Court peers, according to a private memo obtained by the *Times. *He was referencing the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to allow the case to move forward.

Roberts took an unusual level of involvement in this and other cases that ultimately benefited Trump, according to the Times— his handling of the cases surprised even some other justices on the high court, across ideological lines. As president, Trump appointed three of the members of its current conservative supermajority.

    • Furbag@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      Why take a bribe from John Oliver, who would immediately turn around and disclose that Thomas accepted it on his television program, when he could just go ask Daddy Harlan Crow for an identical RV and then not disclose it?

      The Supreme Court is corrupt to the core. There’s an inability to hold them accountable for anything. The system of checks and balances functionally doesn’t exist for this “apolitical” branch.

  • rsuri@lemmy.world
    691·
    2 months ago

    “I think it likely that we will view the separation of powers analysis differently,” Roberts wrote to his Supreme Court peers, according to a private memo obtained by the Times.

    That’s all the Times is gonna give us? One sentence of a memo relating to one of the most questionable Supreme Court decisions of all time? The voters should know everything about how they got to this decision.

    • Fedizen@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      this would be very “study shows parents more tired than non parents” energy

      We all know what they had very stupid reasoning, the only question here is “how stupid?”

    • Fedizen@lemmy.world
      121·
      2 months ago

      Realistically killing john roberts would save american lives, who can say if good or bad.

    • Atlas_@lemmy.world
      75·
      2 months ago

      You could have made the same point without being disgusting by saying impeach.

      I understand your frustration. I really, really do. But the trouble with political violence is that it doesn’t end there. Look at our justice system - it isn’t about making people whole, it’s about getting even. That’s what the other 40% of America will do. I don’t want a civil war in my lifetime.

    • warbond@lemmy.world
      33·
      2 months ago

      Bro, please stop. It’s a bad look, it’s morally and ethically wrong, and it hurts our chance at never having to hear Trump’s name ever again.

      You should be banned and your comment should be deleted. If you want to be a dumbfuck, please do it into the mirror like your apparent role model, Travis Bickle.

      • Malek061@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Maybe politicians should think about violence when they destroy so many peoples lives for their corporate overlords.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    Are they going to vigorously investigate these leaks just long enough to find out it was one of the conservatives and then drop the whole thing?

      • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        1. That’s what they said last time.

        2. At this point the majority has moved so far right they are beyond conservative and well into autocratic and flirting with authoritarian.

        That is to say there may be conservatives who are willing to blow the whistle to try to keep this stink off of themselves.

        • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          That’s what they said last time.

          Last time it was to force a vote they wanted to go right, which it did.

          This one is actually embarrassing to the court.