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Hmm, interesting that Trump's team would go with the "officer of the United States" argument as their primary argument (as it has been described elsewhere). Trump usually prefers more political arguments that would appeal to his cult followers.

(Raw Story)Former President Donald Trump filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in his attempt to prevent being disqualified from the presidential election.

In it, the 45th president's attorneys say he believes he is immune from prosecution and that the 14th Amendment "insurrection clause" doesn't involve the presidency because he is "not an officer of the United States" and that the language in it doesn't prohibit people from "seeking or winning election to office."

"The Court should reverse the Colorado decision because President Trump is not even subject to section 3, as the President is not an 'officer of the United States' under the Constitution," according to the filing.

(CNN)Former President Donald Trump is urging the US Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that removed him from that state’s ballot.

The brief submitted by Trump’s attorneys Thursday to the high court sets out their arguments for why the state court erred when it issued the unprecedented decision last month.

“The Court should reverse the Colorado decision because President Trump is not even subject to section 3, as the President is not an ‘officer of the United States’ under the Constitution. And even if President Trump were subject to section 3 he did not ‘engage in’ anything that qualifies as ‘insurrection,’” Trump’s attorneys argued.

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by oldedude on January 18, 2024 7:01 pm We've talked about this ad nauseum... This is the second level to get to SCOTUS. The primary objection is built on DUE PROCESS🤪. He can't use the same reasoning to try the same case. So they invent something. They'll lose, but it doesn't matter. Don't you know ANYTHING about politics? This is an answer to a totally naive statement that we've already talked about. Either too much acid or too much weed. Either way........ You're a shell of a "man" others thought you to be before you went to "art" "school". I'm sure that comic book was horrible to try to copy... without thinking. by Indy! on January 18, 2024 8:27 pm Curt went to art school too? That would explain why he always kicks your ass too, Old Dud. 🤔 by HatetheSwamp on January 19, 2024 3:55 am There are so many ways this 14th Amendment ploy fails. The Colorado judge the Colorado Supreme Court overturned took the "not an officer of the United States" approach. It's what pb's Legal Goober #3 has argued all along. Curiously, our own po, a former Supreme Court clerk and current Ivy League law school professor has not even tried to offer a compelling argument that the President is an officer of the United States, baha. What interests ol pb is waiting to see how the US Supreme Court shoots down the deranged 14th Amendment scam... ...but, one way or t'other, it absolutely will. by oldedude on January 19, 2024 5:59 am Curt went to art school too? That would explain why he always kicks your ass too, Old Dud. The difference is that he wasn't the "pass around pack" at cartel parties by his mommy. by oldedude on January 20, 2024 7:58 am And curt- I don't understand the reasoning of this. I haven't looked at Lead's legal team, but I've seen stupider things. Not many, but some. It doesn't make sense to me either. My interest is in how they'll explain it so it does make sense. The only thing trumpster should have stuck with was the issue regarding not having a trial. He should leave it at that. Like I said earlier, if this is about getting his hat in the SCOTUS ring, this is weak at best. And, he couldn't use the same reasoning as the CO GOP. He doesn't have standing if he said the same thing as them. My guess (again) is that he wants to show he did something. And if it doesn't work, he can blame the court. by Ponderer on January 21, 2024 9:13 am My guess is that Trump's legal team will figure out some way to argue for this. But it will fall on very insulted judges' ears on appeal. All of his defenses are asinine. His layers must be getting money out of him somehow, or they wouldn't be destroying their own careers, looking like such pig-ignorant morons for him like this. Go To Top

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