BREAKING NEWS - Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request to Intervene in Documents Case!
The lede in the NYT report says it all: “Without comment or any noted dissents, the court issued a one-sentence statement that amounted to a stinging rebuke to the former president.”
There were no noted dissents, and the court gave no reasons, saying only: “The application to vacate the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Sept. 21, 2022, presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the court is denied.”
The Supreme Court’s action means that the special master in the case, and Mr. Trump’s legal team, will not have access to those documents.
I’ll have more to say later.
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I suspect that Mr. Justice Thomas referred the matter to the whole Court without a dissenting note in order to safely remove himself from both the issue and an uncomfortable conversation with his "best friend".
“Without comment or any noted dissents, the court issued a one-sentence statement that amounted to a stinging rebuke to the former president.” (TC) The Supreme Court rejected the former president's request to intervene in the litigation over documents seized from his Florida estate.
The Supreme Courts' rejection of the former president's request, the powerful final hearing by the 1/6 House Investigative Committee, which unanimously voted to subpoena DJT to testify and the failures of the FBI and, perhaps, the Secret Service, in preparation and conduct to protect The Capitol bring Trump closer to the arm of Justice.
Isn't the protection of our national security an important handle for Democrats running for office in the midterms? The security of our country was comprised. What is more important than this? What about the two together – intelligence of our country and the rights of American citizens as the major theme of the midterms? Trump's control of the Republican Party and the degree to which they threaten our national security and personal rights spell out in large measure what we the people face.