Donald Trump's legal team is arguing to the Supreme Court that presidents deserve immunity from legal prosecution. If granted, it is possible that presidents could assassinate political rivals, stage coups, murder, etc. One of the chief hypothetical targets of such a mob boss-style chief executive would be Supreme Court justices who don't rule in their favor. It therefore boggles the mind why some conservative justices seem to be leaning towards creating a lawless presidential office, collapsing democracy.