Trump concerned conservative Supreme Court 'may rule against him' on state ballot exclusions: report
Former president Donald Trump “has expressed concern” that conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court “may rule against him” as his
advisers gear up to challenge decisions in Colorado and Maine that exclude him from the Republican primary ballot, the New York Times reports.
According to the
Times, Trump fears “the conservative justices will worry about being perceived as ‘political’ and may rule against him, according to a person with direct knowledge of his private comments.”
Last week,
Maine joined Colorado in barring Trump from the Republican primary ballot “over challenges stemming from Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution,” the Times reports. That section “states that any officer of the United States who has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution cannot ‘have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.’”
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Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan note Trump’s team is “preparing as soon as Tuesday to file challenges” to those decisions.
Per the Times:
Mr. Trump has privately told some people that he believes the Supreme Court will overwhelmingly rule against the Colorado and Maine decisions, according to a person familiar with what he has said. But he has also been critical of the Supreme Court, to which he appointed three conservative justices, creating a supermajority. The court has generally shown little appetite for Mr. Trump’s election-related cases.
Read the full report at the New York Times.
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