Donald Trump warns of "...big trouble" as SC agrees to hear Colorado ballot case

Following the US Supreme Courts announcement to review Colorados ruling on Trumps 2024 ballot access former President Donald Trump warned that the country will be in big trouble if the apex court does not rule in his favour as reported by The HillThe Supreme Court is set to hear the Colorado case after the states Supreme Court determined last month that Trump should not be on the primary ballot due to his involvement in the January 6 insurrectionHowever the US Supreme Court on Friday announced that it would examine the historic ruling made by the Colorado Supreme Court to bar Trump from running for office on that states ballot The court notably scheduled oral arguments for February 8I just hope we get fair treatment Trump said at an Iowa rally on Friday Because if we dont our countrys in big big trouble Does everybody understand what Im sayingTrump further complained of Democrats casting doubt on the court because Trump appointed three of its justices claiming that they are attempting to put undue political pressure on the courts decisions according to The HillTheyre saying Oh Trump owns the Supreme Court he owns it He owns it If they make a decision for him it will be terrible Itll ruin their reputations he said He owns the Supreme Court He put on three judges He owns the Supreme Court If they rule in his favour it will be horrible for them And well protest at their houses Trump added quoting the DemocratsThat puts pressure on people to do the wrong thing What theyre doing is no different than Bobby Knight he continued referring to the legendary college basketball coach famous for raucous arguments with refereesMoreover the Colorado case states that Trumps actions surrounding the January 6 Capitol riots fall under the 14th Amendments insurrection clause which disqualifies those who have engaged in or assisted in insurrection against the country from holding office as reported by The HillBecause the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the lower courts disqualification of Trump he is still listed on the primary ballotAny decision taken by the Supreme Court will likely put the issue in other states hands Trumps ballot qualifications have been challenged in over a dozen states and he was removed from the ballot in Maine on the same argumentAny votes cast for Trump would be invalidated if the courts decide he is not qualified to hold public office The Supreme Courts decision to take up the case places the nine justices squarely in the middle of the 2024 election just as early primary voting is about to beginThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever