Headline after headline Friday reflected political pundit reaction to Thursday’s Supreme Court oral arguments. The case? Former president Donald J. Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution for his central role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection.
From “The Trumpification of the Supreme Court” to “Trump Melts Institutions, SCOTUS Edition” most link Trump with the 6-3 conservative majority.
But the man behind the (transparent) curtain was hypocritical Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Without Republican control of the Senate in 2017 and 2020, Trump would have had only one opportunity to nominate a justice. One time. Not three.
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