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8. IF they overturn the Appeals Court decision...
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 09:07 PM
Dec 2021

..they will be in violation of their oath.

"I, _________, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as _________, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."

https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-supreme-court/history-of-oaths-of-office/

Trump can't claim executive privilege because he's not President and even if he was, privilege can't be used to cover up a crime.

And, they probably want to know the skinny as much as the rest of us.

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