Former Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill was asked to react to the Colorado Supreme Court Decision that barred former President Trump from the ballot; she says it’s a “real bad idea.”
McCaskill said she likes the decision as a lawyer — but as a politician? Not so much.
“As somebody who is a politician, I think it’s a real bad decision because I think it really helps Donald Trump,” McCaskill told MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Thursday. “And I don’t like anything that helps Donald Trump. I find myself in a weird position of agreeing with Bill Barr in terms of it helping him. It does help him and so, in a perfect world, if I could write the script, the Supreme Court would put him back on the ballot and then he would be defeated soundly. That’s what I want in my Christmas stocking this year.”
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Former Dem senator Claire McCaskill said the Colorado Supreme Court decision is a "real bad idea." She said all she wants in her Christmas stocking is for Trump to be back on the ballot. @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/MDMzd7jgcy
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From The Daily Caller:
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr warned that this decision will cause political “chaos” for future elections during a CNN interview Wednesday with Jake Tapper. He also said the case lacked due process by lacking a jury or subpoenaed witnesses to present evidence of Trump allegedly inciting an insurrection.
Chief Justice Brian Boatright and two associate justices dissented in the ruling, arguing state law “was not enacted to decide whether a candidate engaged in insurrection.” Special counsel Jack Smith, who is charging Trump for allegedly overturning their election Jan. 6, has not charged the former president with inciting an insurrection.
The four justices who ruled in favor of the decision have all donated to Democratic candidates in the past, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart donated nearly $20,000 to Democrats running in federal elections in 2008 and William Hood donated over $5,000 to Democratic candidates and groups.
More over at The Daily Caller:
'It Really Helps Donald Trump': Democratic Senator Says Colorado Supreme Court Made 'Real Bad Decision'https://t.co/6D6lpul6eE
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 21, 2023
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