Legal analyst predicts why Supreme Court Trump immunity ruling is taking so long
February 22, 2024
Why has the Supreme Court not yet issued a ruling on former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity claim? MSNBC legal expert Lisa Rubin gave a potential reason why on Thursday evening.
The Supreme Court must decide whether to stay the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which ruled Trump is not immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case, and whether to review the decision, Rubin noted.
"On the one hand, Lisa, I understand the enormity of what it is they're being asked to reckon with," said anchor Alicia Menendez. "On the other hand, time is of the essence."
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"That could be why we're still waiting," said Rubin, even as she cautioned, "You can't read the result into the delay."
That's when Rubin said she believes one of the justices is writing a dissent and that they have a lot to say.
"Irrespective of where that comes out, the fact we're still here a week after Trump submitted his reply brief, suggests to me that somebody has something to get off their chest that doesn't involve where the majority of the court is on this," Rubin said.
When Menendez asked if a decision could come as soon as Friday, Rubin said it was very possible.
"A lot of miscellaneous orders from the court in recent weeks have come on Fridays," Rubin said. "So I think there is a chance we get it Friday. We also know the court conferences on Friday. Trump's reply brief was announced last Thursday. They could have conferenced it last Friday, meaning that they gather around a table and discuss what they're going to do with this motion. It's possible that they didn't do that last Friday, they do it tomorrow, and we hear from them soon after."
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