The Judiciary are going to deliver a big time blow to this despicable monster

[malaise]

That is all

[demtenjeep]

1. from your lips .....

to whomever needs to hear it

[leftieNanner]

2. Hopefully both SCOTUS and Judge Sullivan!

And if malaise says it is so, then it is so!

[a kennedy]

21. When do you think we will hear from Judge Sullivan???

[CanonRay]

3. If they don't

we are well and truly fucked

[Bettie]

4. I hope so, because what I'm seeing

is a bunch of right wing men who are all in for Orange Hitler.

[cbdo2007]

5. Luckily all Roberts has to do is go with judicial precedent from previous cases...

so he doesn't really have to make a decision. I think that's our best bet.

[onecaliberal]

6. This is my hope.

[malaise]

7. Yep

Clinton v Jones was the biggest mistake of ReTHUGs lives.
They fucked themselves big time back then.

[safeinOhio]

13. I love

when that happens.

[OMGWTF]

40. Petard, meet Hoist.

[BComplex]

12. Roberts isn't sounding like that.

He's cutting off trump's lawyers when they do badly, and let them go on & on when they are hitting hard.

[mopinko]

8. will they drop a nuclear weapon or can they push it into a black hole?

rooting for the black hole plan myself.

[Squinch]

9. I don't want to count any chickens...

[USALiberal]

10. What info makes you think this? Nt

[kairos12]

11. Listening to the oral arguments.

Kavanaugh is looking for a way to let Trump off. He is quoting Breyer's dissent in the Clinton-Jones case.

What a joke.

[onenote]

22. Breyer didn't dissent in Clinton v. Jones.

He wrote a concurring opinion that distinguished between criminal cases and civil cases and concluded that "I agree with the majority that there is no automatic temporary immunity and that the President should have to provide the District Court with a reasoned explanation of why the immunity is needed."

[kairos12]

24. Thanks for the correction.

[sop]

14. SCOTUS seems more concerned with PR than The Law these days.

I hope they vote 5-4 to release Trump's financials, but it'll probably go the other way...to avoid bad publicity for Republicans.

[JHB]

15. Perhaps, but...

...conservative partisans have never been shy about making power plays whenever the opportunity presents itself.

It ain't over 'till it's over.

[ornotna]

16. So let it be written

[panader0]

17. I sure hope you are right.

They would have to twist into a pretzel to overrule precedent.

[malaise]

29. I'm with the experts who suggested that a split decision is likely

New York wins but Congress loses. I hope both win but right now I'll take any win.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

34. That would be interesting

Why would NY have a greater claim to be able to investigate the President than Congress?

[Jamastiene]

18. I hope you are right.

Otherwise, Trump gets away with anything he wants from here on out.

[OneBro]

19. Blind faith.

I hope, therefore it is so.

[dalton99a]

20. Regardless, they have been party over country 99% of the time since Gore v. Bush

and they will remain so until Democrats expand the court (or make a credible threat)

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Let's hope so but...

I don't think so. They'll come up with something to protect Impeached Trump.

[DENVERPOPS]

26. Bingo CV

They haven't worked on this for forty years to lose when they are this close.

Get ready for things that TRULY, no one could have ever imagined. As if we haven't seen enough already......

[Auggie]

31. I agree

[Tumbulu]

39. yes, sadly I agree as well.

dreaming of being wrong here.

[SunSeeker]

25. I like your optimism.

Even though I see no grounds for optimism.

[yaesu]

27. his buddies will come through for him, the court is rigged. nt

[dlk]

28. The conservative justices face a dilemma

If they decide in favor of Trump and the hypotheticals argument, they further erode their tattered legacy and truly look to be even more partisan hacks. If they decide against Trump, there will be vengeance from the White House. Rough day at the office...

[malaise]

32. It's worse than that

They will also undermine their own power

[dlk]

37. Yes, that is, no doubt, in the back of their minds

If they decide in favor of Trump, they are taking another giant leap toward an imperial presidency. It’s one thing when the president is from your party, but quite another when the president is from the other side. Will they take a step toward kneecapping their authority? They may. We’ll know soon enough.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

36. The President's Fee-Fees *shouldn't* be any sort of consideration

but alas we all know how it apparently works with Trump and his "Mean Girl" act

[dlk]

38. It's the rage attack following the hurt "fee fees" that's the problem

This could easily push him completely over the edge.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. Let's face it. The truth is so evil they can't tell us what it is.

I mean, they laundered money? Where does all this cash flow originate? It's not just crude oil.

[zak247]

35. don't depend on this slimy SCOTUS

They will find some deceptive way to support slimeball Trump. Those conservatives on the court are sinister.

That's why it was so vital to get Biden as the candidate( stupid progressives hear that) so the SCOTUS can be ballanced again or even just a small minority of Liberals maintained on it.

[Grins]

41. Wanna' bet?

Been down this road too many times. Even here: “The lawyers/legal system/courts - got this”!

Bunk. Judge Walton was a disaster with Manafort. Mueller was a HUGE disaster. Judge Sullivan has been very good but now neutered by Bill Barr.

How many DoJ prosecutors resigned over Roger Stone? How many THOUSANDS of lawyers and FORMER DoJ career lawyers have screamed about Stone and Flynn? And got...what?

There is a reason the Reich spends more time packing the courts than they do on tax cuts.

PS: SCOTUS today heard the case of Congress’ demand for Trump’s tax returns. From what I have read so far, I’m betting Trump, 5:4 decision.

Care to bet...?

[benld74]

42. God willing with his/her thumb on the scale for truth