# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5154
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/5154 "2024-09-15T16:46:21Z")
Moved from Jack Smith thread: Is this a bombshell like it seems or not? Seems a big deal to me although I don’t think anything can be done about it: > **[John Roberts’ Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak](https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-roberts-secret-trump-memo-revealed-in-huge-scotus-leak?ref=home?ref=home)** > > A memo obtained by The New York Times indicated the chief justice wanted to act quick—and decisively—on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity. > The Supreme Court was hit by a flurry of damaging new leaks Sunday as a series of confidential memos written by the chief justice were revealed by _The New York Times_. > > The court’s Chief Justice [John Roberts](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fkeyword%2Fjohn-roberts) was clear to his fellow justices in February: He wanted the court to take up a case weighing [Donald Trump](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fkeyword%2Fdonald-j-trump)’s right to presidential immunity—and he seemed inclined to protect the former president. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020)._