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Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct.

But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.

If delay prevents this Trump case from being tried this year, our system may never hold the man most responsible for Jan. 6 to account.

The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.