Donald Trump is the forty-fifth president of the United States who was elected on a Republican ticket. He served one term before losing the presidential set to the democratic candidate Joe Biden. Having been elected in 2016 to succeed the Democratic president Barack Obama, who had served full terms, Trump is known to have used conspiracies to woe voters. The strategy brought him a large following from across the country even though he had not been in politics for long. Investigations on Trump’s conduct during and after office have led to numerous cases in court, including stealing classified documents from the White House and storing them in Mar-a-Lago (Sheppard 12-13). This paper explores the purpose of the Supreme Court and the intensity and facets of the case.
Justice is predominantly delivered through the judicial arm of governments in most countries, including the United States. The constitution of the United States recognizes the Supreme Court as the most powerful court on the land. It is also required by the constitution to be the judicial part of the federal government. It implies that the Supreme Court mainly addresses cases emanating from the violation of federal laws and statutes. The number of judges sitting in this court is not constitutionally determined but is subject to the decision and approval of congress (Honig 1-11). The decision made by this court cannot be appealed in any other court due to its mandate and power as the final judicial arbiter in the US on matters relating to federal law.
As a former president accused of stealing confidential documents, such a case is an applet in nature. Trump’s case to the Supreme Court sought to have a private appraiser look into the theft of the confidential deferral files. The considerations were intimated by the federal investigation agency (FBI), which is the highest investigative agency on US soil. The urgency and nature of the investigations meant that President Trump needed a quick resolution to protect him from the FBI perusals. Trump appealed at the Supreme Court seeking to be granted to have a private arbiter in the Mar-a-Lago files case, but the Supreme Court turned his request down (Peele 315-333). The ruling was a blow to him but a victory for the United States.
Donald Trump was suspected of stealing classified documents as he left the White House in January 2021 after the inauguration of Joe Biden. The documents were found in Trump’s private resort Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. FBI agents assigned to look into the missing files from the White House discovered the documents. District Judge Aileen Cannon rules that a special master, Judge Raymond J. Dearie, would review the documents seized by the FBI from Trump’s resort (Peele 315-333).
Trump demonstrated against the ruling and appealed in the federal court. The courts upheld the ruling of the district court, turning down his request to have the case reviewed. The investigations aim at determining whether Trump will be charged with a crime for possessing classified documents against US law. The court distanced itself from interfering with the investigations by dismissing Trump’s appeal. The dismissal was necessitated by the legality of previous rulings (at the district court) and the nature of investigations prompted by the contents of the classified documents.
In conclusion, The US Supreme Court is the most powerful in the country. It is instituted by the constitution as the only judicial arm of government. The court mainly addresses appeals and its rulings cannot be challenged any further. Trump’s appeal on the Mar-a-Lago classified files case sought to challenge the decision of the district judge on appointing Judge Raymond J. Dearie to review the thousands of files found in Trump’s residence. The Supreme Court distanced itself from the investigations, implying that the rulings of lower courts will be upheld, and that investigation must be carried out as instructed.
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Peele, Gillian. “Assessing Trump’s Legacies.” Developments in American Politics 9. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, vol. 45, no. 3, 2022, pp. 315-333.
Sheppard, Barry. “United States: Espionage act a cudgel to silence dissent.” Green Left Weekly 1359, vol. 13, no. 59, 2022, pp. 12-13.