bend over backward

I got down into the weeds of Roberts’ decision and some of Barrett’s concurrence, and I have to tell you that only in the Olympic sport of gymnastics have I ever seen such an ability to bend over backward while bowing before power.

The conservative justices will bend over backward to let them off the hook.

“And the case could end being assigned to a new judge—who may not be as willing to bend over backward in support of dubious claims and defenses that support Trump’s ultimate goal of delaying the case until at least past the 2024 election, if at all,” he added.

Even the New York Times, which tends to bend over backward to give credence to Trump's lies, offered a clean headline that even gave more context: "Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses."

It’s exasperating to watch the American legal system bend over backward to protect a lawless man committed to its destruction, but here we are.