BREAKING: Trump's Supreme Court just got busted quietly building its OWN ARMY in order to protect them from the consequences of their appalling rulings!

Many Americans may not realize the Supreme Court has its own police force. It does. And according to a startling new Politico report, that force is about to get much larger.

The Supreme Court Police already has nearly 200 officers, and Court officials now plan a major expansion that could more than double the force, adding armed officers, residential protection details, explosive-detection teams, armored vehicles, and around-the-clock security for the justices.

To fill those ranks, the Court has launched a surprisingly aggressive recruitment campaign complete with professionally produced videos showing officers in tactical gear, rifles at the ready, escorting VIPs and patrolling the Court's grounds.

The slogan sounds more like a movie trailer than a courthouse job posting:

"The highest court. A higher calling."

Sounds more like they are recruiting for some kind of militia than for looking after a bunch of wonky judges. But Court officials say the buildup is necessary following a series of threats against the justices, including the 2022 arrest of an armed man outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home.

Still, the expansion comes at a time when the Court is facing mounting criticism over its lack of ethics scandals, controversial rulings, and declining public confidence.

The Trump-majority Court's standing has been battered by polarizing rulings like overturning Roe v. Wade, granting the president immunity, ending affirmative action in college admissions, and rulings expanding gun rights while curbing federal regulatory power.

Some members of Congress are now asking why taxpayers are pouring millions into the Court's growing security apparatus while receiving little explanation about how the money is being spent.

For generations, Americans thought of the Supreme Court as a quiet marble building where lawyers argued constitutional questions.

Now it's recruiting like the Secret Service.

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