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NO WAY OUT
Trump benefits from SCOTUS ruling not only that certain conduct is immune from prosecution, but also that any evidence related to such conduct may not enter the court’s analysis.
Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School and the author of Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession. He is an expert on legal ethics and civil procedure, was the Associate Director of the Urban Justice Center in New York City, and served as law clerk to the Hon. Constance Baker Motley, former U.S. District Court Judge in the Southern District of New York. All opinions are his own.
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NO LIMITS
Many will see this as another example of the Court picking sides—and the fruition of Trump’s mission to stack the court with conservative justices to rubber-stamp his agenda.
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CRYBULLY
The convicted ex-president has a simple formula: When the courts rule his way, it’s justice. When they don’t, it’s “rigged” against him.
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TRUE JUSTICE
Judge Merchan and the jurors served admirably. The real winner of the Trump trial is that fundamental principle of the American legal system: that no one is above the law.
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SMACK TALK
Trump lawyer Alina Habba attacked Stormy Daniels’ testimony on TV, which could present a big problem for her and her client.
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POKING THE BEAR
The judge in his New York trial issuing nominal fines hasn’t made the ex-president comply with court orders. The only tool he may have left is to lock Trump up.
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LOOKING GLASS
Some justices seemed more concerned with what imagined future presidents might do to stay in office, rather than holding Trump accountable for how he attempted to do the same.
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WHAT’S PLAN B?
The damning evidence in his New York criminal trial is just beginning to mount—and going after Trump’s former fixer is probably not enough to save the ex-president’s bacon.
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WITNESS PROBLEMS
If Trump actually ends up testifying, there’s a good chance he will be his own worst legal liability.
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RULES APPLY
The New York trial starting Monday could be the time when Trump finally learns legal gravity is real.