Trump Defends Constitutional Right To Litigate Forever
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 9 to revive his dismissed lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton, James Comey, the Democratic National Committee and others of conspiring to damage his victorious 2016 campaign by associating it with Russia. Lower courts dismissed the case and upheld nearly $1 million in sanctions against Trump and attorney Alina Habba, apparently unaware that a grievance maintained for nearly a decade becomes constitutional law through adverse possession.
The appeal mounts a courageous defense of America’s most endangered freedom: the right of a president to keep litigating the same complaint until every witness has retired, every judge has recused and the original campaign signs qualify for historic preservation. “Nobody has ever protected an old grievance like I have,” Trump said. “Other presidents let things go, very weakly, but I keep every grievance beautiful, active and ready for the Supreme Court, even after I won the election involved.”
Trump’s lawyers argued that Supreme Court review is necessary to protect the presidency from judges who insist that lawsuits contain timely claims, plausible facts and recognizable legal theories. Those burdensome technicalities, once known collectively as “the law,” could prevent future presidents from using federal courts as a luxury customer-service counter for unresolved campaign emotions. The filing also advances a broader principle of democratic government: Winning an election does not settle an election. Victory instead begins a renewable complaint period during which the winner may sue the loser for losing suspiciously, conceding inadequately or failing to praise the winner’s historic restraint.
A revival would allow Trump to seek closure over an election he won, a presidency he completed and an opponent who conceded nearly a decade ago. It would also confirm that sanctions are merely judicial loyalty points accumulated on the path to vindication. Once the justices restore the case, the country can finally move forward by returning permanently to 2016, because America’s most urgent constitutional business is ensuring Donald Trump never has to get over anything.
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