Justice Thomas has declined to recuse himself. His wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, was in regular contact with top Trump insiders protesting the election results, and she attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6, 2021. Justice Clarence Thomas, particularly, has been subject to calls for recusal in post-2020, Trump-related cases. The court has increasingly faced criticism, too, for justices’ off-bench behavior and opaque standards regarding conflicts of interest. The court, meanwhile, remains at the center of today’s social and cultural maelstrom, largely because of its 2022 decision eviscerating constitutional abortion rights, but also because of decisions enhancing 2 nd Amendment protections and diminishing federal regulatory power, such as for environmental protection. In a video earlier this month, Trump announced his campaign position on abortion, including his personal thanks – one-by-one – to the Supreme Court justices who had voted against the 1973 Roe v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, as he takes credit for reversal of the constitutional right to abortion. He points to his selection of Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, all of whom backed the court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Trump’s appointments across the federal judiciary have transformed the law in America. The epic clash between the former president and the US Justice Department will be heard by a court that has experienced its own fraught history with Trump and seen its stature and public approval diminished in recent years. Now, he sits at the center of an untested constitutional question of executive branch immunity. Referring to the Supreme Court case, Trump declared in a Sunday post on Truth Social that Democratic President Joe Biden was “weaponizing the DOJ against his Political Opponent, ME.”įrom his early days in the White House, Trump has also operated under his own code of conduct, challenging democratic norms and the rule of law. It’s an argument that Trump hopes will keep him from facing trial on federal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith arising from the former president’s actions after he lost the 2020 presidential election.Īll of the Trump litigation, arising from his 20 presidential campaigns, has shrouded the current race, which is shaping up to be another tight match.Īs much as Trump has lamented the pattern that has kept him in the courtroom rather than on the campaign trail, he has also used his moment in the legal spotlight to reinforce a kind of political martyrdom. On Thursday, the court will hear his claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. Related article Your questions about Trump’s immunity claim at the Supreme Court, answered (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The nine justices' ruling could have far-reaching implications for the extent of US executive power - and Trump's own multiple legal issues as he seeks the White House again. The Court will hear arguments on April 25, 2024, on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. We’ve just had a great set of briefings upstairs on our infrastructure agenda.The US Supreme Court on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. Thank you all for doing a really incredible and creative job on what we are going to be discussing today, which is infrastructure. Director Mick Mulvaney, and of course our transportation secretary, who’s doing a fabulous job, Elaine Chao. I want to thank all of our distinguished guests who are with us today, including members of our cabinet: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, O.M.B. TRUMP: Great to be back in New York with all of our friends and some great friends outside the building, I must tell you. Bannon’s role in the White House and more.įollowing is a transcript of those remarks, as prepared by The New York Times.

President Trump gave an update on the administration’s efforts on infrastructure on Tuesday at Trump Tower, and then held a combative question-and-answer session that touched on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., his view on removing Confederate statues, Stephen K.

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