Supreme Court wants to hear from Hillary Clinton before deciding on Trump’s petition

The Supreme Court has asked Hillary Clinton to answer President Donald Trump's petition asking it to bring back his lawsuit accusing her and others of conspiring before the 2016 election to invent a story that his campaign colluded with Russia. Clinton and her co-defendants had first declined to respond, a step that would almost certainly have led to the petition being denied. Her brief is now due Nov. 27, and the justices will weigh the matter in a private conference afterward, according to MS NOW.

The request helps Trump but does not mean review is likely, MS NOW reports, since a single justice can ask for a response and the court does not disclose who did or why. Lower courts have ruled against him. A conservative appeals court affirmed the dismissal and nearly $1 million in sanctions against Trump, Alina Habba and her firm, calling many of their claims frivolous. Trump says he held off suing because he was serving as president, and his lawyers contend that Clinton v. Jones, which let civil suits proceed against a sitting president, does not force a president to file his own claims. They also invoke the 2024 criminal immunity decision.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →