Trump is finding out that justices are fiercely independent
Despite the politicization of court confirmations, justices reliably follow the law rather than party politics.
By Talmage Boston
As the president has continued to make allegations of “voter fraud” and an “illegal election,” thus far, whenever his lawyers have presented their arguments to federal trial judges and appellate justices, the judicial response has largely been to reject them, culminating with the Supreme Court rejecting his bid to overturn the election.
Of particular significance is how many of the rejections have come from members of the judiciary nominated by Republican presidents, including some chosen by Donald Trump himself and whom many Democratic senators voted against in the confirmation process.