I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say the decision threatens the Republic. I might not have said so in 2015, before I saw how triumphantly lawless and autocratic the President could be, and how so many people would applaud it or at least shrug.
My friend and colleague Ken White has written a great thread describing some (but far from all) of the enormous problems with today's decision by Chief Justice Roberts granting Donald Trump criminal immunity on grounds never before accepted by any court. Today's decision threatens the Republic.
the worst part is just how blatantly it's intended to free Republicans and constrain the Democrats. Modern jurisprudence is crafted with the expectation of conservative capture of the courts, and if things like "official acts" are left up to the courts ....
