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Former President Trump mentioned he believes the U.S. Supreme Courtroom will “intervene” and rule in his favor by maintaining him on 2024 main ballots throughout the nation regardless of challenges, telling Fox Information’ Sean Hannity that he has religion that the justices on the excessive court docket are “not going to take the vote away from the individuals.”
Trump sat down for an unique interview in New Hampshire with Fox Information’ Sean Hannity. The interview aired Thursday night time on Fox Information Channel and got here simply days earlier than the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation main, set for Tuesday, Jan. 23.
A number of states, like Maine and Colorado, want to take away Trump from the 2024 GOP main poll within the state, citing Part 3 of the 14th Modification within the U.S. Structure, or the “disqualifications clause.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Trump factors to supporters on the conclusion of a marketing campaign rally on the Atkinson Nation Membership on January 16, 2024, in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs)
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That clause bars people who’ve “engaged in rebel or insurrection” towards America, or aided these engaged in such, from holding workplace.
Trump has by no means been charged with rebel.
“We placed on three nice justices, and you’ve got another nice justices up there, they usually’re not going to take the vote away from the individuals,” Trump mentioned.
Trump, as president, nominated three justices who have been confirmed to take a seat on the U.S. Supreme Courtroom: Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
“You noticed within the historical past of the Iowa main – it goes again a very long time – I gained by essentially the most,” Trump mentioned. “No one’s ever gained, as you already know … there’s no person even shut. I doubled up and greater than doubled up.”
Former President Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Courtroom, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photograph/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
Trump dominated the Iowa caucuses, successful 98 of 99 counties. He misplaced one county by one single vote. Trump collected 20 delegates within the state.
“I’m certain the Supreme Courtroom goes to say we’re not going to take the vote away from the individuals,” Trump mentioned.
However the former president mentioned that it’s President Biden who’s “a risk to democracy.”
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“Biden is a risk to democracy, is an absolute risk to democracy, and he’s very harmful for a few causes,” Trump mentioned.
The previous president mentioned Biden is “grossly incompetent, which is the No. 1 cause” however mentioned the president is “truly in his personal manner.”
The Supreme Courtroom (AP Photograph/Jacquelyn Martin)
“It’s not him. It’s the folks that encompass him,” Trump mentioned. “You bought some very dangerous individuals surrounding him at that desk.”
Trump mentioned the individuals operating the Division of Justice are “younger, they usually’re good, they usually’re communists, they usually’re Marxists, they’re fascists, they usually’re operating this nation.”
“They’re operating it proper into the bottom,” Trump mentioned.
However returning to the Supreme Courtroom, Trump mentioned, “I don’t suppose the Supreme Courtroom would do it as a result of … you possibly can’t take the vote. I’m main in each ballot. I’m main Biden, however I’m main the remaining Republicans.”
Trump mentioned the Supreme Courtroom has “two votes which are crucial developing.”
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“One, as we mentioned, we name it Colorado or no matter, however you already know, I actually imagine they’re going to go away the individuals to vote once more,” Trump mentioned. “It’s exhausting to think about they might do, and most states have already authorized it, and as you already know, only a few states have completed that.”
Trump mentioned “that is Colorado and a few others at this second.”
However Trump additionally mentioned the Supreme Courtroom is contemplating “immunity for the president of the USA.”
“And I’m not speaking about myself,” Trump mentioned. “I’m speaking about any president has to have immunity as a result of should you take immunity away from the president — so necessary — you should have a president that’s not going to have the ability to do something, as a result of when he leaves workplace, the opposing social gathering president, if it is the opposing social gathering, will indict the president for doing one thing that ought to have been good.”
Trump used an instance of former President Obama dropping “missiles, they usually ended up hitting a kindergarten or a faculty or the house home.”
“Lots of people have been killed,” Trump mentioned. “Nicely, if that’s the case, he’s going to finish up being indicted when he leaves workplace. He meant properly. The missile went within the flawed course.”
Trump additionally pointed to Biden.
“Have a look at Biden. What would occur to Biden? He’s killed our nation together with his insurance policies,” Trump mentioned. “The border is a catastrophe. All the things he does is a catastrophe.”
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Trump pointed to the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. navy and property from Afghanistan, calling it “essentially the most embarrassing second within the historical past of our nation, giving $85 billion value of apparatus, killing our troopers, wounding horribly our troopers, leaving individuals behind.”
“Nicely, when he leaves workplace, if he doesn’t have immunity now, I feel it’s horrible what he did, however he in all probability, I do not know, it’s exhausting to imagine, however he in all probability meant properly,” Trump mentioned. “However the man is incompetent, however you need to go away immunity with the president.”
He added, “If a president is afraid to behave as a result of they’re fearful about being indicted once they go away workplace, a president of the USA has to have immunity, and the Supreme Courtroom goes to be ruling on that.”
Trump mentioned if presidents don’t have immunity, “no president goes to behave.”
“You’re going to have guys that simply sit in workplace and are afraid to do something,” Trump mentioned.
The U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for Washington, D.C., is anticipated to difficulty a ruling within the case introduced by Trump, who’s in search of to have the costs towards him stemming from Particular Counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation dismissed. Trump pleaded not responsible to all costs.
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Trump and his attorneys are arguing that he must be immune from prosecution as a result of he was serving as president of the USA as he pushed to analyze the outcomes of the 2020 election.
If the appeals court docket guidelines towards Trump, the matter will come earlier than the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.
