I think this was part of the gamble with lifetime appointments… Sure you don’t have to maintain your position … but you also don’t have to maintain your position. Which means if you get in, there’s nobody not even folks that helped you that you’re subservient to.
In other words … even the minority of justices that Trump appointed can backstab Trump at any moment without any repercussions.
SCOTUS didn’t save Trump in 2020 and they’re not going to do it in 2024 either.
I think this was part of the gamble with lifetime appointments… Sure you don’t have to maintain your position … but you also don’t have to maintain your position. Which means if you get in, there’s nobody not even folks that helped you that you’re subservient to.
In other words … even the minority of justices that Trump appointed can backstab Trump at any moment without any repercussions.