I have not seen evidence that Pharisees did not participate in Caiphus’s trial.
I understand that yes, there were Saducees and more political members too rather than just Talmudic scholars but if you have evidence that the Pharisees were excluded please show me.
I don’t pretend to be a Christian scholar and candidly have not much delved into the nuance between Pharisee and who composes the Sanhedrin.
The usual explanation taught to little Southern Baptist boys like me was that the Jewish religious and civil hierarchy at the time feared Jesus’s teachings which they considered a threat or simply blasphemous. Hence when the opportunity arose in Jerusalem some of them paid Judas to betray Jesus so they could try him on some serious charges. They were unable to impose capital charges so they claimed blasphemy and asked the Romans to kill him. Pilate and his wife in particular were not really keen on this and tried to sate them with some old fashioned scourging and torture, but that would not do since they preferred Jesus gone. Then the Sanhedrin including Pharisees (yes the term has been used loosely over the years I’d reckon) insisted Jesus be put to death and roused some local mob to help along and Pilate fearing unrest and that trouble drifting back to Rome would be his undoing agreed to crucify Jesus and makes a big show of washing his hands of it. Pretty cowardly most folks now observe..
It should be noted that Herod (a quasi-Jew I believe...not sure) passed on Jesus for political reasons...let the Romans squirm with this one basically.
It should also be noted that some of the Sanhedrin.....Nicodemus(a Pharisee) and Joseph of Arithemea in particular defended Jesus....in vain.
That’s a simply synopsis made from memory sitting here....you have anything to refute that take of substance I should know, I’m open to it.
Happy Thanksgiving