r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 8d ago

Supreme Court ‘playing politics’ by delaying Trump immunity ruling Paywall

https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/supreme-court-decision-trump-ruling-95f8k9cmf
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u/crocodial 8d ago

Playing authoritarianism. This is not politics, it is a power grab.

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u/Budded Colorado 8d ago

100%... but... I've also heard some legal experts speculating that even with the delays, Trump could be starting the court process in the Fall, keeping him in court right at the run-up to the election. Pure speculation, but I like the spiciness.

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u/TeutonJon78 America 8d ago

I read the judge would give them 90 days post ruling before the trial which assuming we get a ruling this week meant the trial could start early October.

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u/One-Distribution-626 7d ago

The trial I would like to see, after the Jan 6 insurrection and election fraud electors, is the stop the steal fraud fundraising off the lie. He has harmed every us citizen and the world for generations. He deserves prison at the least, his whole cadre