Former Trump official says he's too 'chicken' to attend SCOTUS 14th Amendment hearing

John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during the Trump administration, says the Donald Trump is scared to attend the Supreme Court session to hear arguments in the 14th Amendment case challenging Trump's eligibility to serve a second term on Thursday.

"Trump is chickening out by avoiding attending the Supreme Court argument this week," Bolton wrote in a post to X.

"He knows he's badly outnumbered by people who respect the rule of law," Bolton said. "Anyone who assumes that the three Supreme Court Justices that Trump appointed will blindly rule in his favor doesn't know the kind of Justices he selected."

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A group of Colorado voters have challenged Trump's eligibility to be president based on his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.They say the 14th Amendment prohibits Trump from holding the presidency because he engaged in insurrection against the U.S. government.

Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump ineligible for the presidency based on his Jan. 6 actions, and ordered his name to be removed from the state's Republican primary ballot. Trump is now appealing the decision before the U.S. Supreme Court.

As Newsweek points out, Trump is not expected to attend the Thursday hearing where his attorney will be making his argument to the justices.

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