Conservative lawyer George Conway said Friday that he thinks former President Trump will “lose big” in his presidential immunity case before the Supreme Court.
Conway joined CNN’s Jim Acosta will talk about the long-awaited decision from the nation’s highest court. The justices are expected to issue their ruling on the case by the end of June, but they have had their own set of controversies that cause concern about the rulings they will hand down.
Acosta asked Conway if he trusts the judges amid the recent criticism and when he expects the court to issue its ruling in Trump’s case.
“I trust the court on this. I think… Donald Trump will lose. I think he’s going to lose a lot,” Conway responded. “I think there might be some wrinkles in the opinion that might add some steps to the process, but at the end of the day, I don’t think his argument is going to pan out.”
The Supreme Court is weighing whether former presidents can be criminally prosecuted for official conduct, which is what Trump’s team argues he was doing on January 6, 2021.
The judges’ decision could impact not only his recent guilty pleas in his silence case, but also whether his other three charges will proceed.
Depending on the judges’ decision, special prosecutor Jack Smith could pursue his case and do the opposite of what Trump and his team want to do: delay the case beyond the election.
Conway argues that the move could actually backfire on the former president because the trial in the case could begin in mid-September and disrupt the most critical moment of his campaign.
“In terms of the delay, I wish they hadn’t taken the case. I wish they had ruled immediately sooner, but the truth is I don’t think there was a grand conspiracy or even an effort on the part of some of the justices to delay this to help Trump,” Conway said.
Conway said this is one of the most important decisions before the Supreme Court “in a long time” and while Washington anxiously awaits the decision, it will likely take until the end of this year’s term to issue a ruling.
“It will take until the end of June, always has,” he said.
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