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'Lawless': Legal experts knock Trump's 'silly' TikTok filing to Supreme Court


Published on 2024-12-31 22:01:01 - MSN
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  • Donald Trump's recent legal filing to the Supreme Court regarding a possible ban on the popular TikTok app was largely met with ridicule and bewilderment by legal experts, who doubted the incoming president's legal basis for his request.

The article discusses former President Donald Trump's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, which barred him from the state's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause due to his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot. Legal experts have criticized Trump's filing as "silly" and "lawless," pointing out that his arguments, including claims of immunity and misinterpretation of the Constitution, lack legal merit. Trump's team argues that the Colorado ruling infringes on his First Amendment rights and that the events of January 6 do not constitute an insurrection. Critics, however, assert that Trump's interpretation of the law is flawed and that his appeal seems more like a political statement than a serious legal argument. The Supreme Court has scheduled to hear the case on February 8, 2024.

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