Jay Willis: The only difference between John Roberts and Sam Alito is that one of them openly supported the January 6 insurrection, and the other one was quietly hoping for its success ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...

The only difference between John Roberts and Sam Alito is that one of them openly supported the January 6 insurrection, and the other one was quietly hoping for its success ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...

The MAGA Supreme Court Is All the Way Hereballsandstrikes.org John Roberts's opinion in the Trump immunity case should be the end of the fantasy of Roberts as the Court's committed institutionalist.

Would calling Georgia officials to tell them to find him votes be an official act as president, if he did it from the White House?

I don't think there's a clear answer in the opinion. Maybe no, because that isn't part of his Article II duties; maybe yes, because ensuring election integrity and managing the relationships between the federal government and states is part of his job. The opinion is squishy on this, on purpose.

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