Supreme Court allowing insurrectionist as president "inconceivable": Lawyer

Former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirschner said on Friday that it would be "inconceivable" for the Supreme Court to allow former President Donald Trump back in the White House amid efforts to remove him from state ballots.

Trump is currently the leading candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination by a wide margin as he seeks to retake the White House from President Joe Biden. In hypothetical general election polling match-ups, Trump and Biden are largely neck-and-neck, with some polls giving the former president the edge and some showing a lead for the incumbent.

While Trump is the overwhelming 2024 favorite among Republican voters, he recently faced a major setback for his candidacy after the Colorado Supreme Court and Maine's secretary of state recently ruled that he was ineligible to appear on the ballot in either state. Both decisions cited Trump's alleged hand in fomenting the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and the 14th Amendment, which includes a clause that bars anyone who participates in an insurrection against the U.S. government from holding elected office. Though the decisions are now expected to face appeals and relitigation, they represent a major step forward in efforts to disqualify Trump from office.