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The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice

No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote.
The Supreme Court is pictured Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the same day Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement.

This week in the Russia investigations: President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court could play an important role down the road in the Russia imbroglio.

Freefall

Nearly two years into the international hall of mirrors that is the Russia imbroglio, one thing has remained constant: There's no way to know what new madness every new sunrise might bring.

In campaign season, eventually the election takes place, new public officials are installed and life moves on. When legislators try to govern, they either pass the bill or don't and life moves on.

The Russia imbroglio, at least today, has no such parameters — there's no way to tell how far along it is, when it may end or how.

Each data point that

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