The Supreme Court was hit by a flurry of damaging new leaks Sunday as a series of confidential memos written by the chief justice were revealed byĀ The New York Times.

The courtā€™s Chief JusticeĀ John Roberts was clear to his fellow justices in February: He wanted the court to take up a case weighingĀ Donald Trumpā€™s right to presidential immunityā€”and he seemed inclined to protect the former president.

ā€œI think it likely that we will view the separation of powers analysis differently,ā€ Roberts wrote to hisĀ Supreme CourtĀ peers, according to a privateĀ memoĀ obtained by theĀ *Times.Ā *He was referencing the D.C. Circuit Court of Appealsā€™Ā decision to allow the case to move forward.

Roberts took an unusual level of involvement in this and other cases that ultimately benefited Trump, according to theĀ Timesā€” his handling of the cases surprised even some other justices on the high court, across ideological lines. As president, Trump appointed three of the members of its current conservative supermajority.

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      3 months ago

      Term limits wonā€™t help with systemic corruption, because replacing corrupt judges with new corrupt judges would be the natural response.

      Enshrining impeachment as a regular and viable strategy for actual corruption would be.

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      Make them elected and dark money will guarantee that the self-same bastards are elected. You think that democracy is a roadblock to these people?