Farther Down The MAGA Hole

Created
Sat, 27/04/2024 - 00:30
Updated
Sat, 27/04/2024 - 00:30
“I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” During MSNBC’s evening coverage of Thursday morning’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Trump v. United States case of presidential immunity, Ari Melber summed up his feelings (and mine) with a quote from Zoolander (2001): “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” On Wednesday, the court considered how many organs a pregnant woman, septic and hemorrhaging, must risk losing before a doctor in Idaho could save her life and provide an abortion without risking jail. On Thursday, the Roberts court spun head-of-a-pin hypotheticals about whether a president can assassinate rivals or stage a coup with no consequences if it were alleged to be part of his/her official duties. We are that far down the MAGA rabbit hole. Chris Hayes noted that in real time during oral arguments: Everyone, including the justices who agreed to hear this farcical presidential immunity case, knew Team Trump’s arguments were a joke. At least, that’s what we assumed. Team Trump was not expecting to win. Putting off the start of special prosecutor Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump until after the November election was the point. But the court’s conservative wing played along, aiding and abetting Trump’s delaying tactic. Justices Thomas and Alito are looking to retire soon. They have no intention of allowing a Democrat in the White House over the next four years to pick their replacements. What’s more, with Team Trump hammering the point that if Trump is not judged immune…