Trump says there are no arguments against him to disqualify him from the presidential election

Former President of the United States donald trump He highlighted this Thursday that “there is no case” against him that would disqualify him from the general elections next November and that it is more a case of “electoral interference by Democrats”.

In a brief press conference held outside his residence in South Florida, the former president (2017-2021) said the following after the conclusion of the hearing at the Supreme Court of U.S which will determine whether he is disqualified from returning to the White House for his role in the January 2021 attack on the Capitol.

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““It was not an insurrection.”said Trump, who added that there were no firearms among the protesters who entered the Capitol, a statement that contrasts with the “dangerous and deadly weapons” that, according to the US Department of Justice, were carried by at least 116 accused people. his participation in the attack.

The former president highlighted his good position in the polls, both in the Republican Party primaries and in a possible face-to-face with the North American president, the Democrat. Joe Bidenwho aspires to re-election.

“You are leading the country a lot and everywhere you beat whoever is leading (Biden).”added the former president of Mar-a-Lago, his residence in Palm Beach, who indicated he wanted to prevent his candidacy.

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“I think it’s very difficult to do, but I’ll leave that to the Supreme Court.” he added.

Before journalists, Trump expressed his confidence in the highest judicial body in the USA, as well as in the president of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, and noted that his defense arguments are “strong.”

The former president simultaneously defended presidential immunity, one of his lawyers’ arguments, and stated that it is “imperative”.

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““If a president doesn’t have immunity, he doesn’t really have the presidency.”he dove.

At today’s hearing, both the most progressive and the most conservative judges – including Roberts – showed their reluctance about the national implications of the state of Colorado’s decision to eliminate Trump from the Republican primaries for his role in the attack on the Capitol.

Many of them suggested in their speeches discomfort with the idea of ​​individual states interpreting a candidate’s constitutional eligibility for national office.

Source: Elcomercio

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