[TexasGurl24]

There is ZERO chance this fan fiction is true.

1. Clerks don’t sit in the private meetings of the Justices. There would be no chance for a clerk to hear anything, let alone this.

2. Roberts has no power or authority over the other justices. If they want to hear a case, there is nothing he can do about it.

3. SCOTUS clerks don’t leak. It’s an end to any legal career. Period. It’s the one rule the slimy lawyer cartel can’t break.

[Dr. Franklin]

1. Clerks don’t sit in the private meetings of the Justices. There would be no chance for a clerk to hear anything, let alone this.

No, they don't, BUT if the justices had a heated argument with raised voices, people could have heard that. Now, if a clerk has a spouse, that is a confidential conversation. If that spouse told someone else, most journalists would consider the spouse a credible witness. If Roberts doesn't credibly deny the story, POTUS needs to invoke the Insurrection Act.

[Stravinsky]

I particularly enjoyed the part of the fantasy where Roberts said he didn’t want to hear from the two junior justices and that he would tell people how to vote. Yeah, that would work. < / sarc>

This is poorly written fiction. Embarrassing.

[Widget Jr]

RE #115.

Thank you for explaining why this story is less realistic than a pulp novel.