Fox’s Turley Says Anti-Trump Lawyers Received a ‘Glacial’ Reception: Toughest Questions Came From ‘The Left of The Court’

Fox legal analyst Jonathan Turley noted that lawyers got an icy reception when they argued before the. U.S. Supreme Court that former president Donald Trump did fall under Article Three of the 14th Amendment, which would force his removal from the ballot for having engaged in insurrection.

Turley singled out Jason Murray, one of three attorneys arguing the Trump ballot case.

“I think that the advocates for disqualification probably expected a cold reception. But this was perfectly glacial. The problem for Jason Murray is that his toughest questions came from the left of the court. Many people have been saying how the conservatives are going to sandbag this entire appeal and how they have to look deeply within themselves.” He continued:

Many of the toughest questions were coming from Justice [Ketanji Brown] Jackson and Justice [Elena] Kagan. And Justice Jackson notably kept on raising this first question, which is perhaps the presidency is just not covered by this provision. And she has always taken a particular interest in the 14th Amendment. And had said, you know, it’s plausible that he was not.

Some of the other justices raised the fact that the 14th Amendment was designed to take power away from the states. And, yet, as justice — Chief Justice [John] Roberts said, “You are curiously finding that there is a provision here that radically expands that power.” And that seems to go against the entire tenure and purpose of the 14th Amendment. This was really a tough-going. Jason Murray did as good a job as he could do. But I imagine he wanted to do everything short of pulling the fire alarm at one point. Because it was — he was just getting hit from all sides in this argument.

 “Jason Murray did as good a job as he could do,” Turley summarized. “But I imagine he wanted to do everything short of pulling the fire alarm at one point. Because it was — he was just getting hit from all sides in this argument.”

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.