The Supreme Court May Not Treat Donald Trump Like an Insurrectionist After All

“Extremely Hardcore” Elon • Inside the Apple Vision Pro • Biden’s Fitness Questioned [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Supreme Court May Not Treat Donald Trump Like an Insurrectionist After All Good Saturday morning! Before any of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials have even gotten underway, the courtroom has become a [familiar backdrop]( to the 2024 election cycle, with the GOP front-runner recently appearing at his civil [defamation]( and [fraud]( trials in New York. The legal drama moved this week to the Supreme Court, which “considered whether a former president who is widely seen as the ringleader of an insurrection that will live in infamy should be barred from reelection,” [wrote]( Cristian Farias, who doesn’t expect the justices to disqualify Trump. And amid delays in three of Trump’s criminal trials, Eric Lutz [asked]( if the ex-president will “actually end up facing legal accountability.” (Plus, Lutz [explored]( the question of Joe Biden’s age following troubling assertions in a special counsel’s report.) On the tech front this week, we published an [exclusive excerpt]( from Zoë Schiffer’s forthcoming book about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, while Nick Bilton, fresh off [a sit-down]( with Tim Cook, [discussed]( the launch of the Apple Vision Pro with Brian Stelter on Inside the Hive, addressing everything from the eye-popping technical wizardry to feelings of existential dread. Thanks for reading and listening, and we’ll see you back Monday. —Michael Calderone, editor [The Supreme Court May Not Treat Donald Trump Like an Insurrectionist After All]( By [Cristian Farias]( [There appears to be little appetite among the nine justices to let one state set the rules for the next presidential election.]( [Read more button](   [Will Donald Trump Actually End Up Facing Legal Accountability?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The former president is facing 91 felony charges. But, with the three most serious cases mired in delays, will anything come of them before Americans deliver their own verdict at the ballot box in November?]( [Read more button](   [How Elon Musk’s Twitter Ultimatum Brought Employees to Their Breaking Point: “People Were Emotionally a Wreck”]( By [Zoë Schiffer]( [The billionaire CEO subjected staffers to brutal loyalty and competency tests immediately after taking the helm, as Zoë Schiffer writes in an excerpt of her forthcoming book, Extremely Hardcore. “With Elon,” one engineer recounted, “every day could be your last.”]( [Read more button](   [The Apple Vision Pro Might Look Funny, but It Could Change Everything]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Vanity Fair special correspondent Nick Bilton discusses the mind-expanding capabilities of the headset and what it was like to interview CEO Tim Cook in the flesh.]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [Why the Biden Campaign Can’t Ignore Concerns About His Age]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Biden is clearly more fit for office than Donald Trump. But that doesn’t mean the special counsel’s description of the president as an “elderly man with a poor memory” isn’t a problem.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast