To be real, here, I think what's going on is that the Conservatives that Trump appointed know which way the wind is blowing. And simply being appointed by Trump has painted them in an unfavorable light. Thus, they've decided that they DO NOT want to be "Those Guys" who were caught on the wrong side in the history books.
It's one thing to be an absolute douche canoe. It's another when the history books will remember you forever. And it seems these guys are now very well aware of the Power of the Internet. After all, they've used it so effectively against Democrats like Hilary Clinton. They at least seem to be smart enough to realize that the very same weapons can be used against them as well.
(How? Yes, I do understand that an appointment to the Bench in the SCOTUS is pretty much the end-all in a career for anyone in a career in the American Judicial System, and the retirement benefits are quite nice... But a criminal act against a retired SCOTUS Justice has nowhere nearly the same weight of consequences as a crime against an actively sitting SCOTUS Justice. Oh, I'm sure that the penalties in the books are just as bad, either way. But then, it's a bit like the The Chicks (nee Dixie) song, Goodbye Earl - when you're such an absolute scumbag that everyone hates you, no one is gonna care enough when something bad happens to you.)
It's one thing to be an absolute douche canoe. It's another when the history books will remember you forever. And it seems these guys are now very well aware of the Power of the Internet. After all, they've used it so effectively against Democrats like Hilary Clinton. They at least seem to be smart enough to realize that the very same weapons can be used against them as well.
(How? Yes, I do understand that an appointment to the Bench in the SCOTUS is pretty much the end-all in a career for anyone in a career in the American Judicial System, and the retirement benefits are quite nice... But a criminal act against a retired SCOTUS Justice has nowhere nearly the same weight of consequences as a crime against an actively sitting SCOTUS Justice. Oh, I'm sure that the penalties in the books are just as bad, either way. But then, it's a bit like the The Chicks (nee Dixie) song, Goodbye Earl - when you're such an absolute scumbag that everyone hates you, no one is gonna care enough when something bad happens to you.)