‘Today’s Action Frankly Inspired Some Confidence’: Joan Biskupic on The Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Trump’s Case

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BISKUPIC: “Good evening, Wolf. First of all, I think for the voters, this is really important. Voters need to know whether right now the leading Republican candidate is going to be on the ballot. So that I think is so important for the nation. It’s a constitutional question that has never been tested at the scope of the 14th Amendment, Section 3, barring insurrectionists from holding future office. And, finally, the most important thing for the court itself, Wolf, is just how they might be able to step up and seize this moment and inspire some confidence in Democratic norms on the eve of the 2024 election. Just think of where the court has been in the American mind over the last couple of years. They’ve reversed precedent. They’ve had their ethics scandals. The court’s public approval is at an All Time Low. But I think even today’s action, frankly, inspired some confidence because they had just gotten all the filings in last night, they acted swiftly to issue this order.”