J. Michael Luttig: Trump Colorado Ruling Is a ‘Masterful Judicial Opinion’; ‘It Is Unassailable and Irrefutable in Every Single Respect’

MENENDEZ Judge Luttig you ░░░░░░░░ Nicolle likes to say ░░░░░░░░ are a conservatives conservative ░░░░░░░░ were shortlisted for the ░░░░░░░░ Court by George W ░░░░░░░░ Conservatives they look to ░░░░░░░░ for guidance including famously ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence turned to ░░░░░░░░ when Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ him to interfere with ░░░░░░░░ election results We are ░░░░░░░░ course hearing criticisms of ░░░░░░░░ ruling from the right ░░░░░░░░ s worth remembering this ░░░░░░░░ argument originated with conservative ░░░░░░░░ like you Judge why ░░░░░░░░ this ruling consistent with ░░░░░░░░ legal thought LUTTIG Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me with ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon Alicia The ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court yesterday decided ░░░░░░░░ most consequential and pressing ░░░░░░░░ issue facing the country ░░░░░░░░ decision will force the ░░░░░░░░ to decide does it ░░░░░░░░ in American democracy its ░░░░░░░░ and the rule of ░░░░░░░░ The Supreme Court of ░░░░░░░░ issued what I have ░░░░░░░░ as a masterful judicial ░░░░░░░░ It is unassailable and ░░░░░░░░ in every single respect ░░░░░░░░ your viewers already know ░░░░░░░░ court held that first ░░░░░░░░ importantly that Section 3 ░░░░░░░░ the 14th Amendment does ░░░░░░░░ to presidents of the ░░░░░░░░ States The lower court ░░░░░░░░ held that it did ░░░░░░░░ In that holding the ░░░░░░░░ Court of Colorado held ░░░░░░░░ that the presidency is ░░░░░░░░ office under the United ░░░░░░░░ Second that the president ░░░░░░░░ an officer of the ░░░░░░░░ States And third that ░░░░░░░░ president when he takes ░░░░░░░░ constitutionally prescribed oath as ░░░░░░░░ he takes an oath ░░░░░░░░ support the Constitution of ░░░░░░░░ United States within the ░░░░░░░░ of Section 3 of ░░░░░░░░ 14th Amendment This is ░░░░░░░░ historic decision It s ░░░░░░░░ monumental significance to the ░░░░░░░░ today And when the ░░░░░░░░ Court eventually decides the ░░░░░░░░ it will be perhaps ░░░░░░░░ of if not the ░░░░░░░░ most important consequential decision ░░░░░░░░ American history I believe ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court of ░░░░░░░░ United States when and ░░░░░░░░ it takes this particular ░░░░░░░░ should affirm the Colorado ░░░░░░░░ Court s decision I ░░░░░░░░ that based on the ░░░░░░░░ law which in this ░░░░░░░░ is Section 3 of ░░░░░░░░ 14th Amendment there is ░░░░░░░░ other decision that the ░░░░░░░░ Court could make.”