It remains to be seen what the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately rule in response to former President Donald Trump’s absolute immunity argument. Trump claims that because he was still president in late 2020 and early 2021, he enjoys absolute immunity from prosecution in special counsel Jack Smith’s federal election interference case. The nine justices listened to oral arguments for and against Trump’s claim on Thursday, April 25, and until the High Court makes a decision, Smith’s case is in limbo. The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky, in an article published on April 29, warns Republicans that …