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In reply to the discussion: Trump tells court he had no duty to 'support' the Constitution as president [View all]kimbutgar
(26,677 posts)60. There should be ads run on right wing media having him stating this and then have his magaloons
Defend him.
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Trump tells court he had no duty to 'support' the Constitution as president [View all]
brooklynite
Oct 2023
OP
Trump is a proven liar, he is F*****g delusional, and will say anything to save his own neck.
usaf-vet
Oct 2023
#72
Well, causing an insurrection isn't protecting or defending the constitution
SouthernDem4ever
Oct 2023
#3
Tell me how you can "defend" the Constitution without "supporting" it . . . . .
no_hypocrisy
Oct 2023
#6
tRump basically admitted to attacking the Constitution. You have to support it to preserve it
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2023
#10
Rethugs never let a little thing like our Constitution get in the way of a good grift or power grab.
KY_EnviroGuy
Oct 2023
#14
The Presidential oath, which the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment surely knew,
LiberalFighter
Oct 2023
#18
Laurence Tribe wrote in detail with another scholar about this being BS. That indeed the President
hlthe2b
Oct 2023
#21
Which is, I suppose, tantamount to admitting that he did *not* support the Constitution...
malthaussen
Oct 2023
#84
" hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State," CIVIL includes
TeamProg
Oct 2023
#26
This actually seems like a very 'novel' legal argument by some Federalist Society crackpots
ck4829
Oct 2023
#35
Garbage. Of course he's an officer of the US, even by an originalist interpretation.
pnwmom
Oct 2023
#38
Then what was the inaugural OATH OF OFFICE all about. Why bother if the oath words are
ancianita
Oct 2023
#39
In my 40 years as a lawyer, I have heard some silly-ass legal arguments but none to top this.
TomSlick
Oct 2023
#41
After we jail TFG, we'll just have to clarify the fourteenth for the RW with Congressional action.
marble falls
Oct 2023
#47
I will chip in. I would happily eat ramen for the rest of the year if he would just GO
niyad
Oct 2023
#74
He swore an oath to the Constitution, obviously he had no comprehension of what the job entails.
Rhiannon12866
Oct 2023
#51
This is a direct admission that Trump is unable or unwilling to honor his oath of office.
Martin68
Oct 2023
#52
This will go over well in the election ads. No wonder he doesn't want to debate.
C Moon
Oct 2023
#53
There should be ads run on right wing media having him stating this and then have his magaloons
kimbutgar
Oct 2023
#60
So than, as the leader of the domestic terrorist organization MAGA, this means all members
ffr
Oct 2023
#63
That argument right there...that he doesn't believe he has any obligation to "support" the
BComplex
Oct 2023
#86
"Cheer up. Things could be worse". I cheered up. Then I read what he said. It's worse.
Wonder Why
Oct 2023
#87