Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Weighs in on Presidential Immunity, Seeds the Ground for Shenanigans

United States Supreme Court associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sat down with senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell for an interview that will appear on the September 1 program of CBS News “Sunday Morning.” This interview is timed for the first Tuesday in September release of Justice Brown Jackson’s memoir, “Lovely One.” The question is: Why now, at this particular time? Brown Jackson has been an associate Justice for a few years now. Would waiting one more year to release the memoir have made a huge difference in its sales? Doubtful. Yet she and her publishers chose a highly volatile election year to release it, and then she does an interview to air on a throwaway three-day weekend where very few people, beyond politicos and political junkies, will be paying attention. 

Could this be more suspect? 

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on former President Trump’s legal immunity violated the core principle of equal treatment under the law, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in her first television interview since joining the bench.

Why it matters: The decision forced Special Counsel Jack Smith to bring a new, more targeted indictment against Trump in the ongoing election interference case, leaving out communications with the Justice Department that could be viewed as “official acts” under the ruling.

• “I was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances when we have a criminal justice system that had ordinarily treated everyone the same,” Jackson told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell in an interview that will air in full Sunday.

Here’s a preview of the interview, and probably the only meaty part of it worth viewing.

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Can we say, “seeding the ground,” boys and girls? It’s almost likeJustice Brown Jacksonis relishing the prospect of election shenanigans so that she can claim being a pivotal actor in this significant time for our nation… or something. 

What’s next: Jackson told CBS News she’s “as prepared as anyone can be” for the results of November’s presidential election to end up before the Supreme Court.

• “There are legal issues that arise out of the political process and so the Supreme Court has to be prepared to respond if that should be necessary,” she said.

This using the United States Supreme Court to litigate elections should never have become a thing. We can blame former Vice President Al Gore for opening that door to that. Norah O’Donnell and the Brown Jackson are assuming the 2024 election will be contested and that SCOTUS will be the deciding factor. So rich. They are setting the narrative and the playing field. Whether the contesting of the election results will come from VP/potential president Kamala Harris over her loss, or former President and GOP candidate Donald Trump, remains to be seen. But if we are to believe Justice Brown Jackson, you can consider it to be a done deal.

This is a terrible representation of our supposedly Constitutional Republic.