Donna Edwards: ‘Not Since Bush v. Gore Have We Seen a Court That’s Had This Many Opportunities to Interfere in the Election’

CABRERA: “And we do know some of the polling when you ask the voters about whether a conviction here would make a difference in their vote shows that yes, that is something that could make their vote If Trump were criminally convicted as it relates to election interference in the 2020 election. Congressman Edwards — Congresswoman Edwards, I should say — we’re still months away, though from the court hearing the decision and then ultimately making their ruling on the immunity claim brought by Trump. Oral arguments obviously, already set April 22nd, it’s about six weeks away, how big of an effect do you think the Supreme Court will have on the general election, this court having an influence on the 2024 election?”
Edwards: “Well, I think this court is exactly where it doesn’t want to be and doesn’t need to be and that is right in the middle of an election. Not since Bush v. Gore have we seen a court that has had this many opportunities to interfere in the election going forward. Look, that said, I think that this campaign is going to come down to whether voters want to choose somebody who either is based in criminal conviction or is convicted of a crime, and — and whether or not they want to preserve democracy. Those are really going to be the choices, Ana. You know, my view is that at the end of the day, voters are going to say they don’t want to return back to the chaos of Donald Trump, to him undermining the rule of law and possibly being convicted of a crime going into an inauguration. I think voters are going to be very clear about that.”