We all can agree that Donald Trump has a way of breaking things. But now that he has promised to break our form of government — a constitutional democracy — if he is elected president this November, the stakes to prevent that from happening are higher than ever.
All of that makes Trump’s claim of absolute immunity for his actions on Jan. 6th, 2021, now before the Supreme Court, one of the most momentous legal cases in our country’s history. This is one of two federal cases against Trump brought by special prosecutor Jack Smith.
And it’s moving at a glacial pace.
While we wait for the court to rule on immunity, Trump continues to appear daily at the site of another trial, concerning his election interference in 20 16. That is occurring in New York state court.
Meanwhile, other 2020 election interference cases are proceeding in Arizona, Michigan. Nevada and Georgia. All of these raise disturbing questions about Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of an election he clearly lost to Joe Biden.
The administration of justice moves slowly and never before have we faced an attempt by a former president to overturn our democracy. It will take time but let’s hope justice in these various venues will ultimately prevail.
HEADLINES:
Supreme Court appears open to some presidential immunity for Trump, risking delays (The Hill)
Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump Jan. 6 trial, but not immediately (WP)
Trump lawyer makes admission under questioning from Justice Coney Barrett (CNN)
Supreme Court to decide Trump's fate — and its own (Axios)
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case (NYT)
Trump trial live updates: David Pecker resumes testimony in hush money case (AP)
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How Columbia’s Campus Was Torn Apart Over Gaza (New Yorker)
GOP lawmakers cheer conservative media slams on Marjorie Taylor Greene (Axios)
The Inflation Plateau (Atlantic)
New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction (WP)
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An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary (Technology Review)
‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower (NYT)
AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them. (WP)
Hundreds Of Teenage Shoplifters Run Away With State Of Nebraska (The Onion)
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