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"SCOTUS seems to have already decided upon the King they desire."
That probably goes without saying. But Trump needs this immunity BEFORE the election in November because there's a better than even chance he's going to lose.
If the Supremes don't kick the can back to a lower court, maybe the best thing Trump can hope for is a situational immunity. But that would mean he's wide open for a charge of conspiring to overthrow the government, among dozens of other charges for acts he committed outside his official line of duty as President.
The Supremes certainly know how to stretch the Constitution beyond recognition but creating a King is risky business for themselves as well. It means they've abdicated. their very existence. One wrong move and the crazy King they created would have them executed.
Trump's not going to be happy with anything less than total immunity. If he loses this election his whole world is going to come crashing down and he'll be swimming in debt.
The TV talking heads are, for the most part, in agreement that the Supremes will kick the can back to the lower court. Passing the buck is what cowards do.