Democrats furious over Supreme Court’s Trump announcement: ‘Fundamentally corrupt’

Several Democrats expressed outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to hear out former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity.

Democratic politicians and commentators denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the presidential immunity dispute, with their responses suggesting they believe it is likely the high court sides with Trump.

“The Supreme Court is placing itself on trial with its decision to hear the former president’s total immunity claim,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said. “It remains to be seen whether the justices will uphold the fundamental American value that no one is above the law – not even a former president.”

The Supreme Court is placing itself on trial with its decision to hear the former president’s total immunity claim. It remains to be seen whether the justices will uphold the fundamental American value that no one is above the law – not even a former president.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 28, 2024 The Daily Beast columnist David Rothkopf decried the decision to hear the case as “fundamentally corrupt.”

“Let’s not beat around the bush, decision by the Supreme Court to hear the Trump immunity case is outrageous and, at its heart, fundamentally corrupt,” he wrote. “The Appeals Court decision was bullet proof and there is no case Trump has any sort of immunity. The decision not to hear it until late April makes further significant trial delays likely. They are deliberately delaying the trial without any reasonable legal reason to do so. This is a political decision and, in my estimation, an ugly one.”

Let’s not beat around the bush, decision by the Supreme Court to hear the Trump immunity case is outrageous and, at its heart, fundamentally corrupt. The Appeals Court decision was bullet proof and there is no case Trump has any sort of immunity. The decision not to hear it until…

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) February 28, 2024 A contributor from the outlet, Joanne Carducci, had a much more vulgar and straightforward response.

“I’m gonna go with — because they’re corrupt as f***, bought and paid for, Christofascist traitors,” she wrote in a post on X in response to “Why on god’s green earth” the high court did not take up the case earlier. Her post was shared by other left-wing commentators.

Though the Democratic commentators portrayed the court as being held hostage by “Christofascists,” none of the liberal judges dissented, nor did they dissent from the court’s decision to expedite consideration of special counsel Jack Smith’s petition on the immunity claims.

MSNBC hosts Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow also presented a sobering analysis of the decision, with Maddow suggesting that it could lead to Trump becoming a dictator.

WATCH: @Maddow breaks down the incentive structure produced by the Supreme Court deciding to take up the question of Trump’s “absolute immunity” from prosecution. pic.twitter.com/sesRMSL0rX

— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) February 29, 2024 Others, such as Megyn Kelly, marveled at what the development could mean for Trump, suggesting he could “have pulled the inside straight he needed to beat these cases,” referencing the criminal case he faces in Georgia as well due to the developments regarding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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The former president’s lawyers met the Feb. 12 deadline to appeal the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s 3-0 ruling against his presidential immunity claims.

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case will push back Trump’s Washington, D.C., election obstruction trial, a major victory for the former president.

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