Third Trump Term Raised by DOJ, Opposing Lawyer at Argument
Lawyers speaking in front of a Sixth Circuit panel on Monday, including one from the Justice Department, made it clear that President Donald Trump would like to run for a third term.
Attorney Robert J. Olson told the three judges on the Cincinnati-based court that a new administration will be in place “in three years or in seven years.” Then, when DOJ lawyer Sean R. Janda spoke, he used a different version of the sentence to warn about a shift that might happen “as my friend on the other side said, three years in the future or seven years in the future.”
None of the judges asked either lawyer about those claims.
A spokesperson for the DOJ refused to comment. Olson didn’t answer right away when asked for a response.
When asked if he will run for a third term, Trump stated on Air Force One over the weekend, “I would love to do it—I have the best numbers ever.” The Constitution says that a president can’t serve more than two terms, but some people who support Trump have told him to find ways to get over that rule.
“Three or Seven Years”
The apparent references to the issue came up during virtual oral arguments in a case before the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case was about whether people who already have a concealed-carry permit from Michigan can skip FBI background checks when they buy a gun.
Olson, who works for William J. Olson PC in Virginia, brought it up when discussing about whether Trump’s first term’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives warning about Michigan’s background checks could be brought back in the future.
Olson added, “In three years or seven years, we’ll have a new president. If that new president had a different view on this, there would be nothing stopping this from going back into effect.”
Janda said the words twice in his own way.
Janda said, “I think that even if the court thought there was a chance that, as my friend on the other side said, ATF would change its mind about this issue three years from now or seven years from now, it wouldn’t be as controversial as this case is.”
He went on to say that “if ATF were to look at it again, whether it’s three years from now, seven years from now, or at some other unknown point in the future, the plaintiffs could definitely challenge that then.”
Some people who support Trump have suggested that another candidate run for president and make Trump their running mate. They would then immediately quit and put him back in charge. But Trump said that proposal was “too cute.”
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