The midst of the legal fight in Colorado about whether Donald Trump can run for office again, a retired conservative judge named Michael Luttig has some strong words about Trump’s legal team’s approach.
Judge Luttig thinks they missed an important detail in the 14th Amendment, a key part of the U.S. Constitution. This section, known as Section Three, says that if someone has sworn to support the Constitution and then tries to start a rebellion against it, they can’t hold a U.S. office.
Luttig explained on MSNBC that this section doesn’t mean someone who rebels against the United States itself is disqualified; it’s specifically about rebelling against the Constitution.
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He pointed out that both sides in the legal battles have been focusing on whether the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was a rebellion against the United States. But Luttig believes the stronger case is about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power even after losing.
Luttig argued that this is a rebellion against the Constitution, which says the president’s term is four years, unless the American people reelect them. So, he thinks Trump’s lawyers have been looking at it the wrong way and that they should be focusing on what happened after January 6.
The final outcome of this legal fight and how it might affect Trump’s ability to run for office in the future will depend on how Section Three of the 14th Amendment is interpreted and the arguments made in court.
The details of this constitutional matter and the legal strategies used by both sides are super important for figuring out how this case will end.
