The former president, never one to shy away from taking credit for accomplishments, real or imagined, has yet to crow about the majority draft opinion. And when asked about it in interviews, he steered clear of anything resembling a victory lap. Instead, he expressed displeasure that the draft leaked and sidestepped weighing in on the issue of abortion rights. On Wednesday night at Mar-a-Lago, he told POLITICO he was waiting to see “finality” in the case.

“Nobody knows what exactly it represents, if that’s going to be it,” Trump said of the draft opinion. “I think the one thing that really is so horrible is the leaking… for the court and for the country.”…

The reason for Trump’s reluctance to claim credit, according to four current and former advisers familiar with his thinking but not authorized to publicly discuss their conversations, is that there is concern the final decision may not turn out the same as the draft. But the advisers still insist the former president will aggressively claim ownership of a Supreme Court decision ending Roe once a ruling is formally issued.