In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath ...to support the Constitution of the United States.” President Trump never took an oath to "support" US Constitution

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath ...to support the Constitution of the United States.” President Trump never took an oath to "support" US Constitution

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3 of 14th Amendment of US Constitution is inapplicable to Donald Trump as he did not take an oath required in the Amendment

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President of US swears an oath to preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, which includes an obligation to “support” it

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Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States.” U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 3. It is undisputed that President Trump never took such an oath as a member of Congress, as a state legislator, or as a state executive or judicial officer

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President of US swears an oath to preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, which includes an obligation to “support” it

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3 of 14th Amendment of US Constitution is inapplicable to Donald Trump as he did not take an oath required in the Amendment

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Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States.” U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 3. It is undisputed that President Trump never took such an oath as a member of Congress, as a state legislator, or as a state executive or judicial officer

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