During Supreme Court proceedings, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson scrutinized former President Donald Trump's claim that presidents are not an 'officer of the United States' as defined in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which pertains to disqualification for insurrection. Justice Brett Kavanaugh pressed Trump's lawyer on the potential for a person to be prosecuted under the federal insurrection statute, and if convicted, to be barred from holding office. Trump's lawyer acknowledged that generally, a conviction could lead to disqualification, but argued that it does not apply to Trump's case. Kavanaugh highlighted that although there is a federal statute for insurrection, Trump has not been charged with it. Trump's attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, contended before the court that the January 6 attack on the Capitol did not constitute an insurrection, a point that Justice Jackson questioned. Additionally, Kavanaugh delivered a reality check to a Colorado Attorney, reiterating that Trump has not been charged with an insurrection.
President Trump Did Not Engage in Insurrection—the Supreme Court Knows That and Did Not Waste Time on It https://t.co/q8ckPDdlgM https://t.co/phIfBTFCYp
Justice Brett Kavanaugh Delivers Reality Check to Colorado Attorney in Effort to Exclude Trump from Ballot: ‘Trump Has Not Been Charged with an Insurrection’ via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/H0ADNR73G4
New: Trump legal pretty happy w Justice Kavanaugh making the point they have long complained about: what does insurrection mean in Sec. 3 of 14A? who decides? and what’s appropriate was to decide given there is an insurrection statute — which Trump wasn’t charged with
KAVANAUGH: “President Trump has not been charged with [an insurrection].” https://t.co/75Xkbv2NM8
Donald Trump's attorney Jonathan Mitchell told the Supreme Court Thursday that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was not an insurrection. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned Mitchell's argument. Read more: https://t.co/2Lkv8uHwPH https://t.co/HHasqv0HH7
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pushes back on Donald Trump’s lawyer on what is considered an insurrection under the Constitution, and questions his argument that Trump can't be disqualified without an insurrection conviction. https://t.co/fena7Pz87q
Kavanaugh makes it clear: "President Trump has not been charged with insurrection." https://t.co/8tg1UEibAU
Brett Kavanaugh: "President Trump has not been charged with [insurrection]" https://t.co/ePI2tktXsy
Justice Kavanaugh: Trump could be prosecuted for insurrection in a court of law, but he hasn't been.
Justice Kavanaugh notes that there's a federal statute on the books for insurrection but Trump has not been charged with it.
Justice Kavanaugh pressed Trump's lawyer on whether a person could conceivably be prosecuted under the federal insurrection law and — if convicted — automatically barred from holding office. Trump's lawyer said generally, yes, but not in Trump’s case. https://t.co/ODM6gGTNje
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson zeroed in on Trump’s argument that presidents are not an "officer of the United States" – the language used in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in determining who can be disqualified for insurrection. Follow live: https://t.co/slGhrClqan https://t.co/J9ENA5kAMj