'Not gonna like what he sees': Why CNN legal analyst predicts a 'bad mood' for Trump
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to fix a quote from Elie Honig.
President Donald Trump is planning to appear at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the high court hears a case over his attempt to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
Speaking to CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday, legal analyst Elie Honig theorized Trump won't have a good time, and warned his appearance might even work against him.
“If he shows up there ... what do you think, Elie, that’s gonna be like if he’s sitting there?” Collins asked Honig. “Three of the justices, he appointed, several of those that he criticized heavily and said their families should be embarrassed to them after the tariff decision.”
"Godspeed," Honig said, explaining that Trump has every right to attend the oral arguments as a member of the public.
"He’s a party to this case, but let me tell you, he's not going to like what he sees playing out because his administration lawyers are making arguments that are vast stretches of law. Arrayed against his legal position is the plain text of the Constitution," said Honig.
Honig rattled off some of the key details about the 14th Amendment, such as the 157 years of traditions, norms, congressional action and legal precedent "in decisions of every lower court federal judge to hear this exact case."
"Four federal district court judges, three federal circuits have all ruled against the Trump administration," explained Honig. "So if he does, in fact choose to attend, Kaitlan, it will indeed be unprecedented. I think it’s gonna be hard to ignore the fact that he’s in the room. I do not think it will have any influence on the judges. And I think when he leaves that courthouse tomorrow, if he does go, he’s gonna be in a bad mood."
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