By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump‘s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.
Those three – Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch – posed questions from various angles as the nation’s top judicial body heard arguments on Thursday in a case that provides a vital test of the power of the presidency. They comprise half of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority.
“We’re writing a rule for the ages,” conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, said during the arguments.
A key question, Gorsuch said, is “how to segregate private from official conduct that may or may not enjoy some…
