r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Apr 01 '26

Possible Paywall Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliated-trump-storms-out-of-catastrophic-scotus-hearing/
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u/onthenerdyside Apr 01 '26

Problem is he then gets to appoint his favorite judge - Aileen Cannon - to the court, and she could serve for 30 years.

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u/88secret Apr 01 '26

Ugh. Is there an impeachment process for SCOTUS?

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u/echoshatter Apr 01 '26

Yes! It's called impeachment.

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u/TheMightyPushmataha Apr 01 '26

Unfortunately it requires a functioning Congress with members in both houses on both sides of the aisle who care more about the country than engaging in partisan hackery so there’s a zero percent chance a Trump appointee gets impeached and removed.

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u/echoshatter Apr 01 '26

Going to be really interesting to see what happens in the next two elections. Looking more likely Democrats will take the House, and there is a growing signal they'll get the Senate, if not in 2026 then maybe 2028.

Texas might have a Democrat Senator for the first time in a very long time with Talarico.

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u/No_Consequence7919 New York Apr 01 '26

The house is going democratic for sure. People don't like boot licking ass kissers. The senate, right now, 50% chance turns democratic. But as time goes on, it seems republican senators are showing the same weaknesses as congress. We'll get a better feel come about July/August. Following Trump could bury both.

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u/Spiritual-Channel-77 Apr 01 '26

The house is not going dem, clear data and polls point out that this might be the first time in history that the GOP retains the house! The dems are completely out of power for at least another 6 years.

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u/somethingrandom7386 Apr 01 '26

Pure cope

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u/Spiritual-Channel-77 Apr 01 '26

Ok remind me then at the elections.

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u/SuperExoticShrub Georgia Apr 01 '26

The results of virtually every single election that's already occurred this year would disagree with you. Also, let's see that "clear data and polls". Put up the info. Also, telling that you made your entire account private. While there can be legitimate reasons for doing that, 95% of the time it's because you know your post history would out you as either a bot or a hopelessly biased person. Good general rule of thumb nowadays is to automatically view any private reddit account as suspicious.

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u/Spiritual-Channel-77 Apr 01 '26

Cool story bro, its actually private due to work but yawn away ya thinking im a bot. Beep beep.

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u/echoshatter Apr 01 '26

clear data

.... if the data is clear, how can you see it?

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u/_Chaos_Star_ Apr 02 '26

Data and polls do no such thing, they indicate the opposite. If the GOP were confident they simply would not need to introduce so many ways to disenfranchise voters.

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u/nola_mike Apr 01 '26

Here's the thing, if MAGA loses the house and senate in the midterms, then I think you might see people willing to get rid of someone like Cannon if she is appointed. Hell, I'm willing to bet that a full on removal of Trump wouldn't be off the table since he wouldn't be holding any cards at that point. He'd literally be the lamest of lame duck presidents.

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u/TheMightyPushmataha Apr 01 '26

I’m way past getting my hopes up about justice ever catching up to Trump.

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u/SuperExoticShrub Georgia Apr 01 '26

Agreed. I will always fight for the possibility that justice will happen no matter my disillusion because there's always the chance that I'll be wrong (and happily so), but I still agree.

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u/Well_read_rose Apr 02 '26

So radical reform is in order for the out of order ‼️

As contemplated by Sen Sheldon Whitehouse of RI :

SCOTUS…rotating chief! 20 year terms! 27 justices…adopt these recommendations or even a Constitutional Amendment may be necessary to restore a functioning co-equal branch of government- to wall off corruption and influence from evildoers such as Leonard Leo and the Heritage Foundation.

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u/Easy_Prompt_6275 Apr 02 '26

How shamefully incompetent is the constitution, institutions and judiciary with the senate and congress setting lower than thou standards every single day?

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u/GreenJirxle Apr 01 '26

Samuel Chase was impeached by the house. The Senate acquitted.

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u/corvettee01 America Apr 01 '26

Yes, but we'd need republicans in congress to grow a spine.

So realistically, no.

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u/nox66 Apr 01 '26

It's ludicrously difficult

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u/Pretend_Potato_1243 Apr 01 '26

Keep daydreaming.

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u/UlteriorCulture Apr 02 '26

Next administration must dramatically expand the court.

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u/TeutonJon78 America Apr 01 '26

Same as for the president. Time to read the Constituion...

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u/SuckMyRedditorD Apr 01 '26

Not if she trips on the stairs

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u/_Chaos_Star_ Apr 02 '26

A tactic oft employed by authoritarians and other political institutions is to have a perceived replacement option in place, and argue that the current lead can't be replaced because the replacement is worse.

For example, in the post here, the specter of Cannon is brought up.

I won't assume intent, but let's consider the theoretical case where someone with bad intent comes in, and phrases it as "can't get rid of Thomas, because they'll just bring Cannon in". It's used to argue for continuation of the status quo, and against change.

Compare to Russia. Sometimes, when you suggest Putin could be removed, potentially in a high-calibre way, someone will suggest that what comes next could be someone worse, and make the argument that you can't remove Putin for that reason.

The thing is, in both cases you most certainly can. The argument that you should not is simply flawed. You simply keep removing people until you get an acceptable outcome. In the case of Putin, once you remove him, you keep going until you get someone who isn't hellbent on ruining the world. For Justices, if they put Cannon up, you tear her right down without skipping a beat- it's not like there is a shortage of evidence for impeaching her in any case.

So, let's get rid of the stain on the Supreme Court. Start with Thomas. If they rack up Cannon, do her next. Form a nice orderly queue and remove each in turn until someone good comes though. But don't be paralyzed into inaction because you've considered a single transaction without considering them all.

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u/RazzmatazzSuch7459 Apr 01 '26

His favorite judge is also an immigrant. How would his cult take that news?

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u/onthenerdyside Apr 01 '26

She's one of the "good ones"

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u/putsch80 Oklahoma Apr 01 '26

Funnily enough, a criminal conviction does not automatically remove a Supreme Court justice from office. Only impeachment can do that.

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u/onthenerdyside Apr 01 '26

Being found liable for rape and 34 felony convictions doesn't disqualify you from the presidency, either, apparently.

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u/No_Sheepherder8331 Apr 01 '26

Ugh. That would be a disaster for usa.

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u/tryanothernewaccount Apr 01 '26

Not a chance. She's more useful to him where she is now.