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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAm I hearing this wrong, or is Roberts suggesting sending this back to the appeals court?
lindysalsagal
(20,733 posts)jimfields33
(15,974 posts)Sadly the information was not provided before this hearing. Why?????
Wednesdays
(17,412 posts)It would push any trial until after the election.
crazylikafox
(2,762 posts)JohnSJ
(92,418 posts)suggested that perhaps a president can pardon himself.
Dawgman49
(226 posts)They may send it back to district to decide public vs private crimes
madashelltoo
(1,700 posts)Emile
(22,937 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,968 posts)Justice denied. And as long as Mr. Trump wobbles free, Roberts will get paid. Big time. Ask Jane, his wife.
They come to me: Jane Roberts legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court
In newly revealed testimony, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts said she worked for U.S. attorneys, cabinet officials, former senators and more.
By HAILEY FUCHS and JOSH GERSTEIN
Politico, 01/31/2023
Jane Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, acknowledges having represented a wide variety of public officials including senior Justice Department officials and Cabinet members as they transitioned to jobs in the private sector, according to testimony in an arbitration hearing to resolve a lawsuit filed by an ex-colleague against her former legal recruiting business.
A partial transcript of that testimony was included in a complaint submitted to the House, Senate and Justice Department filed in December on behalf of the former colleague.
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Jane Roberts placements included at least one firm with a prominent Supreme Court practice, according to the complaint, which also includes sworn testimony from Roberts herself, in which she notes the powerful officials whose agencies have had frequent cases before her husband for whom she has worked.
A significant portion of my practice on the partner side is with senior government lawyers, ranging from U.S. attorneys, cabinet officials, former senators, chairmen of federal commissions, general counsel of federal commissions, and then senior political appointees within the ranks of various agencies, and I -- they come to me looking to transition to the private sector, Roberts said, according to a transcript of a 2015 arbitration hearing related to her former colleagues termination.
In her testimony, Roberts also noted the benefit of working with senior government officials: Successful people have successful friends.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/31/jane-roberts-legal-recruiting-work-agencies-cases-supreme-court-00080515
Its a club and SCOTUS works to make sure we aint in it.
ScratchCat
(2,002 posts)And it wasn't to rule Trump was immune.
There was no reason to not let the lower court ruling stand if they weren't trying to illegitimately interfere.
Its all about preventing a trial before the election where Trump will be convicted of trying to overthrow the last election.
They have even repeated this over and over on RW talk radio and media(that the goal was to stop Trump from being a convicted felon come November so voters wouldn't have to vote(or not vote) for a felon).
getagrip_already
(14,838 posts)They always just wanted to kill any trials before the election.
This is their path.
It was always their path.
kairos12
(12,874 posts)Goresuck is carrying the main argument.
Walleye
(31,062 posts)Kablooie
(18,641 posts)The whole thing is a setup to allow Trump to regain the presidency.
To have an eternal Republican president that cant be removed is their dream.
FHRRK
(500 posts)Supremes run out the clock, throw it back to Appeals thus running the clock out for a pre election trial.