Columnist Elaine Harris Spearman looks at the Supreme Court and the potential far-reaching effects of its ruling in the Trump case.

With the nine justices lined up on the bench, Justice Neil Gorsuch wondered how the issue had come to this.“Here we are in the Supreme Court of the United States over a $3,000 claim,” said Gorsuch. “I’m— I’m just wondering why the government’s making us do this.”

Last week’s oral arguments before the US Supreme Court on Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for any actions he took while president, including his attempted coup of January 6, 2021, brought out divisions among the nine justices over criminality in the White House.

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. the United States. Before the court is the question of whether a former President has immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while that President was in office,

Donald Trump on Wednesday had some very nice words specifically for the conservative members of the Supreme Court, leading some to say the former president is seeking their favor in his case seeking absolute immunity from all charges in the criminal case stemming from the Capitol riot on Jan.