• ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Yesterday I thought Jack Smith’s move was pretty pointless. And now I see the genius of it!

    Trump’s only move to avoid sentencing was to call his SCOTUS buddies. And now the SCOTUS has the following choice - that they probably don’t want to have to make:

    • Betray their racehorse and let him get sentenced.
    • Do Trump’s bidding and expose themselves once again as the corrupt MAGA outfit they are.

    In other words, Jack Smith brilliantly cornered the SCOTUS. Beautiful!

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      What? Why would the SC care about looking corrupt? They’re clearly not hiding it anymore.

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        It weakens their position as an impartial arbiter long-term. As in “The opinion of the justices who let Trump get away may not matter that much really…” Not today, but tomorrow.