Scotus strengthened the CT of Appeals decision against trump!

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' . . . So the justices actually cut back on the court of appeals’ decision: They held that, because the court of appeals had found that Trump would lose under any of the standards his lawyers had argued for — including precedents addressing privilege claims asserted by sitting presidents — there was really no need to decide what the scope of a former president’s rights should be.

In other words, the justices relied solely on the reasoning that Trump’s claims were so paltry, his privilege arguments so weak, that Trump would have lost even were he still in office.


Opinion | George Conway: Supreme Court rejection of …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/21/