to act as quickly as possible in a filing with the supreme court today, the committee asked the supreme court to make a decision, rejecting the trump petitioned for an appeal at the supreme court s closed door conference meeting, on january 14th. the committee told the supreme court, quote, the select committee is investigating a deadly assault on the united states capitol, the speaker of the house, the vice president, and both chambers of congress, and a dangerous interruption of congress s constitutional duty and the peaceful transfer of power. delay would inflict a serious injury on the select committee and public by interfering with this mandate. today, the new york times published an essay co-opted by harvard law professor lawrence, tribe, with the title, will donald trump get away with