Chief Justice John Roberts’ immunity ruling didn’t hand Donald Trump everything he wanted and knocked back a core demand made by his lawyers, an MSNBC analyst wrote Friday.
But any positivity offered was smashed by the overall Supreme Court ruling.
Columnist Hayes Brown highlighted Roberts’ refusal to agree with the Trump team’s assertion that acquittal in an impeachment trial means a criminal prosecution can’t be pursued.
“Trump’s team chose to read that clause completely...