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Trump’s Courtroom Appearance Offers Lucky Observers A Chance To Gauge How Bad He Stinks

The former president's appellate argument offered a chance to answer the important questions.

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Behind me, I overhear two members of the public congratulating themselves on the seats they nabbed next to the aisle. Good view of the defense table, one guy observes. “We should be able to see him–or maybe even smell him,” replies the other.

— Anna Bower of Lawfare recounting yesterday’s oral argument over Trump’s immunity defense.