Former President Donald Trump, candidate for the November presidential election, once again assured Thursday that he had not incited an insurrection during the assault on the Capitol, at a time when the Supreme Court was debating his possible ineligibility.
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On January 6, 2021, “there were no guns, there was nothing (…) if you take a look at what I said right after (…) you will see very beautiful, which really warm the heart,” he said from his luxurious residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
The Republican assured that he had followed the discussions in the morning at the high court in Washington, where the nine judges must now decide whether he deserves to be disqualified, less than nine months before the presidential election.
The current arch-favorite in the Republican primaries said he hoped that his lawyers’ speech had been “well received” by the judges, and said he would “refer” to the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority.
However, the former president did not fail to portray himself as the victim of a political scheme, highlighting his recent resounding victories in the Republican primaries.
“Is it possible to say to the person who is in the lead everywhere: +Hey! We’re not going to let you introduce yourself+? You know, I think it’s very difficult to do, but I leave it to the Supreme Court,” he declared.
Donald Trump appealed to the high court to obtain the annulment of the decision in December of the Colorado courts declaring him ineligible and ordering his removal from the ballots in this state in the west of the country.
Hundreds of supporters of the president invaded the headquarters of the US Congress on January 6, 2021, shortly after a fiery speech by Donald Trump during which he called on them to “fight like hell”. That day, elected officials had to certify the results of the 2020 election, won by Joe Biden.
Until the Supreme Court issues its verdict, ballots will still have to include Donald Trump’s name in both Colorado and Maine, another state that has made a similar decision.
