Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike,

Supreme Court justices believe that they are "writing a rule for the ages," but their focus on hypotheticals has given yet another gift to Donald Trump.

While the important question of timing in Trump’s appeal looms, consider that the justices have many other things to decide over the next couple of months.