US EditionBarrett weighs in on Trump third-term talk
- On Monday, Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the 22nd Amendment unequivocally restricts presidents to two terms, effectively ruling out the possibility of Donald Trump serving a third.
- This follows President Donald Trump's repeated suggestions about running a third term despite the 1951 ratified amendment and broad expert agreement on its prohibition.
- Additional context includes Democratic Rep. Dan Golden's November motion reaffirming the amendment's validity and GOP lawmaker Andy Ogles proposing a constitutional amendment for a third term.
- In March, Trump admitted that many supporters want him to pursue another term and suggested there might be legal strategies to achieve this, including a possible workaround involving the vice presidency.
- Barrett indicated that the Supreme Court would probably not approve efforts to bypass the 22nd Amendment, suggesting that legal obstacles would emerge if Trump sought a third presidential term.
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Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Sonia Sotomayor Weigh In on Presidential 3rd-Term Talk
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor were recently asked in interviews this week whether a president who has already served two terms could be elected for a third one. President Donald Trump has suggested in interviews and speeches that he could run for a third term, although the president in May stated that it’s “not something I’m looking to do.” Barrett responded to Fox News’ Bret Baier’s statement on Monday evening tha…
Justice Barrett answers Fox News about possibility of a third Trump term
On Monday night, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett weighed in on the possibility of a third term for President Donald Trump. During a Fox News interview, she agreed with host Bret Baier that the Constitution was “cut and dry” on the two-term limit. Baier’s questions about presidential term limits came after months of remarks from Trump about the possibility of staying in office beyond his two terms. What did Justice Barrett say? During t…
Amy Coney Barrett Already Workshopping Her ‘President For Life’ Concurring Opinion - Above the Law
Appearing on Fox News to continue the publicity blitz for her “studiously bland” memoir, Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett began laying the groundwork for her upcoming 2028 opinion requiring states to let Donald Trump run for a third term notwithstanding the whole “Constitution” thing. Brett Baier, the Andy Cohen of this Real Justices of Washington D.C. production, asked Barrett specifically about the Twenty-Second Amendment’s bar on Trump…
Barrett, Sotomayor appear to shut down talk of a third Trump term
Two Supreme Court justices – a conservative and the court’s senior liberal – appeared to shut down talk of a third term for President Donald Trump in separate appearances this week, with both suggesting that the two-term language included in the 22nd Amendment is clear.
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