Trump: I Never Swore To “Support” The Constitution

NBC News reports:

Among the points backing Donald Trump’s argument that the 14th Amendment doesn’t disqualify him from office is one that, at first glance, is a mix of laughable and disturbing: He never took an oath to “support” the Constitution.

Why would the former president emphasize such a thing? That’s because Section 3 of the amendment disqualifies insurrectionists who have “previously taken an oath … to support the Constitution.”

Thus, the argument goes in his Colorado Supreme Court appeal, he’s eligible for the presidency again in 2024 because he swore to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, not support it.

Read the full article. As you’ll see at the link, the Colorado judge overseeing the case appears inclined to agree with such hairsplitting.

Wow in a legal proceeding trump is now arguing he didn’t violate the 14th Amendment by inciting the Jan 6 insurrection because he “never took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States.” This treacherous criminal is head of the republican party. pic.twitter.com/TstpQ6DlAq

— Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BillPascrell) November 28, 2023