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Donald Trump should realize that an independent judiciary is to his benefit too, because if it weren’t for Federalist Society judges, he would be in jail right now. [I]t was the Roberts Court that said former presidents just can’t be prosecuted for crimes. And I think because Roberts, because Thomas Alito, because particularly Barrett, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch are not seen as just rubber stampers for Trump, the Supreme Court makes that decision, that debate is over and Donald Trump can run for office and win in the 2024 election.
— Professor John Yoo of UC Berkeley Law, in comments given during the WSJ’s Potomac Watch podcast, where he spoke out about Donald Trump’s attacks against Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society. Yoo continued, saying, “He appoints some of the people now that we worry he’ll appoint to the bench — former defense lawyers on his team, former friends who helped him legally when he was a casino owner — and he may not win that case. He might be sitting in jail right now and Joe Biden or whoever his successor would be, would be President right now.“
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Donald Trump should realize that an independent judiciary is to his benefit too, because if it weren’t for Federalist Society judges, he would be in jail right now. [I]t was the Roberts Court that said former presidents just can’t be prosecuted for crimes. And I think because Roberts, because Thomas Alito, because particularly Barrett, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch are not seen as just rubber stampers for Trump, the Supreme Court makes that decision, that debate is over and Donald Trump can run for office and win in the 2024 election.
— Professor John Yoo of UC Berkeley Law, in comments given during the WSJ’s Potomac Watch podcast, where he spoke out about Donald Trump’s attacks against Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society. Yoo continued, saying, “He appoints some of the people now that we worry he’ll appoint to the bench — former defense lawyers on his team, former friends who helped him legally when he was a casino owner — and he may not win that case. He might be sitting in jail right now and Joe Biden or whoever his successor would be, would be President right now.“
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
