I do not think Roberts will vote for witnesses.
I do think that, when McGahn's appeal and the baseless claim of "absolute immunity" gets to his desk, the events of the last week make it *more* likely that Roberts will join the liberals and slam it, HARD.
I do think that, when McGahn's appeal and the baseless claim of "absolute immunity" gets to his desk, the events of the last week make it *more* likely that Roberts will join the liberals and slam it, HARD.
Roberts has now seen, first hand, the national danger involved in allowing such a claim to be surfaced in any way. Sekulow's arguments were designed for the Senate. When Noel Francisco makes basically opposite arguments before Roberts, he won't be able to deny the hypocrisy.
Roberts was prepared to vote for the Census question, until the leaked Republican documents made such a vote embarrassing to him. I *think* Sekulow has just made voting for absolute immunity similarly embarrassing.
And, not for nothing, but ALLOWING Trump to get away with it, but buttoning it up so that DEMOCRATS can't get away with the same thing, TRACKS PERFECTLY with Roberts's partisan career.
