David Schoen: Removing Trump from Colo. Ballot Would Be ‘a Terrible Decision’ and a Terrible Move Politically

MATTINGLY There have been ░░░░░░░░ handful of key points ░░░░░░░░ people who don t ░░░░░░░░ this will carry the ░░░░░░░░ point to What do ░░░░░░░░ think is the most ░░░░░░░░ argument for Trump s ░░░░░░░░ team when they do ░░░░░░░░ SCHOEN That s a ░░░░░░░░ question You re right ░░░░░░░░ even see Trump haters ░░░░░░░░ saying now this is ░░░░░░░░ terrible It s an ░░░░░░░░ of the political process ░░░░░░░░ a sense I think ░░░░░░░░ most important point probably ░░░░░░░░ that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to a president If ░░░░░░░░ look at language of ░░░░░░░░ the text of the ░░░░░░░░ in Section Three they ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to say ░░░░░░░░ They didn t The ░░░░░░░░ court focuses on a ░░░░░░░░ between two members of ░░░░░░░░ at the time I ░░░░░░░░ t think that carries ░░░░░░░░ day And I think ░░░░░░░░ the substantive issue is ░░░░░░░░ don t take away ░░░░░░░░ right to vote and ░░░░░░░░ right of a candidate ░░░░░░░░ stand for election under ░░░░░░░░ First and 14th Amendments ░░░░░░░░ on a finding by ░░░░░░░░ single state judge on ░░░░░░░░ Again they had a ░░░░░░░░ to charge him I ░░░░░░░░ Griffin s case is ░░░░░░░░ 1869 decision that says ░░░░░░░░ need federal legislation to ░░░░░░░░ this provision in the ░░░░░░░░ And frankly I think ░░░░░░░░ Article Two Section One ░░░░░░░░ controls what the qualifications ░░░░░░░░ for a president 14 ░░░░░░░░ a resident 35 years ░░░░░░░░ age at least and ░░░░░░░░ U S citizen So ░░░░░░░░ think it would be ░░░░░░░░ terrible decision and I ░░░░░░░░ it s a terrible ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly politically And ░░░░░░░░ s why many of ░░░░░░░░ Trump enemies also don ░░░░░░░░ like it They want ░░░░░░░░ have this thing at ░░░░░░░░ straightforward election MATTINGLY Could ░░░░░░░░ just ask you is ░░░░░░░░ not a contradiction In ░░░░░░░░ New York D A ░░░░░░░░ s lawyers make the ░░░░░░░░ that he is an ░░░░░░░░ You are saying in ░░░░░░░░ case making the argument ░░░░░░░░ he is not is ░░░░░░░░ most effective Does that ░░░░░░░░ matter at all or ░░░░░░░░ that just the reality ░░░░░░░░ making legal arguments depending ░░░░░░░░ domain SCHOEN It depends ░░░░░░░░ the context the use ░░░░░░░░ the term officer But ░░░░░░░░ think the question is ░░░░░░░░ more direct here and ░░░░░░░░ is whether it applies ░░░░░░░░ presidents So the fallback ░░░░░░░░ is well even though ░░░░░░░░ isn t said it ░░░░░░░░ included in officer I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ sound argument They clearly ░░░░░░░░ knew president was a ░░░░░░░░ office a unique office ░░░░░░░░ many ways They speak ░░░░░░░░ electors for president and ░░░░░░░░ president But I think ░░░░░░░░ they intended for it ░░░░░░░░ apply to president they ░░░░░░░░ have said so And ░░░░░░░░ this was a very ░░░░░░░░ movement at the time ░░░░░░░░ the heels of the ░░░░░░░░ War But anyway they ░░░░░░░░ all very interesting arguments.”