Trump claims the insurrection clause ‘does not apply’ to the president – or prohibit someone from ‘running for office’
Trump tells court he had no duty to ‘support’ the US Constitution in bizarre legal defence. https://youtu.be/SJmrlMFHgPA "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. " Inauguration of the president of the United States Inauguration Day is the day when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office. https://www.usa.gov/inauguration https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/section-3/ Donald Trump has sought to have a lawsuit filed against him in the state of Colorado dismissed, by arguing that, as president, he was not required to “support” the US Constitution. The bizarre legal defence, put forward by the former president’s attorneys, comes in response to a suit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which seeks to have h...