Liz Cheney Implores Supreme Court for Quick Ruling on Trump’s Immunity Case in Ominous NYT Op-ed

Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) penned an op-ed in the New York Times on Monday urging the Supreme Court to quickly rule on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims so that the country may see “all this evidence” related to his actions on January 6th ahead of the November election.

Cheney predicted that Trump’s claims, which will be heard on Thursday, will likely be shot down by the court. “It is likely that all — or nearly all — of the justices agree that a former president who attempted to seize power and remain in office illegally can be prosecuted,” Cheney wrote, adding:

I suspect that some justices may also wish to clarify whether doctrines of presidential immunity might apply in other contexts — for example, to a president’s actions as commander in chief during a time of war. But the justices should also recognize the profoundly negative impact they may have if the court does not resolve these issues quickly and decisively.

While Cheney believes the court will not buy Trump’s arguments that a president has total immunity from prosecution, she warned that if the court goes along with Trump’s “delay tactics” regarding his election interference trial, the voting public could be robbed of crucial information.

“If delay prevents this Trump case from being tried this year, the public may never hear critical and historic evidence developed before the grand jury, and our system may never hold the man most responsible for Jan. 6 to account,” she warned in the op-ed, adding:

Court records and public reporting suggest that the special counsel also invested considerable time defeating Mr. Trump’s claims of executive privilege, which were aimed at preventing key evidence from reaching the grand jury. All of this evidence should be presented in open court, so that the public can fully assess what Mr. Trump did on Jan. 6 and what a man capable of that type of depravity could do if again handed the awesome power of the presidency.

Cheney concluded her argument by laying out the consequences of Trump succeeding in pushing back his trial. “If Mr. Trump’s tactics prevent his Jan. 6 trial from proceeding in the ordinary course, he will also have succeeded in concealing critical evidence from the American people — evidence demonstrating his disregard for the rule of law, his cruelty on Jan. 6 and the deep flaws in character that make him unfit to serve as president,” she wrote.