The article discusses the complicity of conservative justices, particularly Chief Justice John Roberts, in facilitating Trump's attempts to undermine democracy. It highlights how they altered the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to permit Trump’s candidacy despite his insurrectionist actions. Furthermore, it points to a concerning precedent of granting Trump dangerous immunity from criminal prosecution, endangering checks on presidential power. Although Roberts occasionally resists Trump's demands, the overall trajectory of the Supreme Court under his leadership poses significant threats to democratic principles.
The chief justice and the other conservatives on the Supreme Court helped rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment, allowing Trump to run for president after his attempt to seize power.
Trump’s actions after the 2020 election have been aided by a Supreme Court willing to grant him unprecedented immunity from prosecution, threatening democracy.
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