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Donald Trump‘s inner circle doesn’t expect the Supreme Court to go along with his extreme arguments about executive power in the immunity case before the justices. But what the high court does now is almost beside the point: Trump already won.

Three people with direct knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone that many of the former president’s lawyers and political advisers have already accepted that the justices will likely rule against him, and reject his claims to expansive presidential immunity in perpetuity. Bringing the case before the court — after a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., shut down their arguments on executive power — was a delaying tactic designed to push Trump’s criminal election subversion trial past Election Day this fall. The strategy paid off so much more than MAGAworld anticipated.

“We already pulled off the heist,” says a source close to Trump, noting it doesn’t matter to them what the Supreme Court decides now.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Until the Supreme Court actually sides with his arguments.

If that does happen Biden should just have him jailed and removed from every ballot in the country, then unilaterally impeach every member of the Supreme Court who assented. Biden’s the president he can do what he wants, he has immunity

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This would feel very satisfying for the moment it took me to realise that Biden had become everything I hate about Trump.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah. It would be like the ring of power, it needs to be cast into the fires of mount doom.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

He'd have to do so much more to be everything I hate about Trump

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

There’s no way Trump will survive another full term, even if he’s elected.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

They said that about Bush Jr.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nah, OP means literally survive. Have you seen that walking dust bag? No way he has another four years on this earth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Still no VP pick, I wonder what dumpster fire will inherit the office.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

You are comparing shit to diarrhea

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Of course, he will just open the door for a younger, smarter vp.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Election Day doesn't stop or delay anything when the politician is already indicted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Not the point.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Though if he wins he could pardon himself

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It would be really sick if they OK that after many justices said a self pardon wouldn't be constitutional.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago

The problem is that it's going to take years to argue this in court, years that this country quite frankly doesn't have.

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