Rachel Maddow emotionally suggests doomsday scenario where Trump could 'stay in power for life' if elected

After the Supreme Court agreed to review former-President Trump’s immunity case, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow suggested Thursday it could lead to Trump's rise as a dictator.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether former President Trump has immunity from prosecution in the Special Counsel's federal election interference case, an election-year dispute that will have blockbuster legal and political implications for the nation. The justices have fast-tracked the appeal, and will hear oral arguments in late April, with a ruling on the merits expected by late June. Trump's criminal trial has been put on hold pending resolution of the matter.

The hosts of multiple MSNBC shows lamented the decision and gathered to discuss it for Wednesday episode of "All In with Chris Hayes." The eponymous host said he was "mad" at himself for not expecting this outcome all along.

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Later in the discussion, Maddow outlined a scenario where the court, she argued, would inevitably rule that presidents are not legally immune in perpetuity for actions they took while in office, suggesting this will be the incentive that spurs a hypothetical President Trump to install himself as dictator for life.

"The idea that they’re going to side with him on immunity is unthinkable, and also beside the point," Maddow argued. "The conclusion that we can arrive at now, based on what they have done, without having to wait for the ruling, is that they’re ensuring that Trump will not face trial, and when they inevitably rule that presidents aren’t immune from prosecution after they leave office, what that will tell Donald Trump, if by then he is president, is that he can