John Bolton Taunts Trump For ‘Chickening Out’ In Biggest Courtroom Moment Yet

One of Donald Trump’s authorized battles heads to the Supreme Court on Thursday, however Trump himself received’t be there for it ― and one among his former advisors is asking him out over it.

“I think he’s chickening out here,” John Bolton advised CNN’s Kaitlan Collins earlier this week because the excessive court docket will get prepared to listen to arguments in a case that may doubtlessly hold Trump off the poll.

Bolton, who served as nationwide safety adviser beneath Trump however has since become a critic, mentioned he thinks his former boss is “overawed” by the Supreme Court.

“I think in this case, he’s worried that he’s outnumbered nine to one,” he mentioned. “It’s not just some district judge somewhere, some state court judge in New York. This is the Supreme Court.”

Trump appointed three members of the court docket, however Bolton mentioned he didn’t suppose that might matter when it comes time for the justices to determine the case.

“I think he’s going to be disappointed in them,” Bolton predicted.

The court docket on Thursday will take up the case involving Colorado’s try to hold Trump off the Republican major poll, saying he’s disqualified beneath the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” given the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol carried out by his supporters.

That case may have repercussions across the nation and doubtlessly hold him off the final election poll in November as properly.

See extra of Bolton’s dialog with Collins beneath: