Bloomberg Law
December 13, 2016, 9:50 PM UTC

Little Confidence in Trump from ConLaw Scholars

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take the oath of office until Jan. 20, but several constitutional law

scholars are already questioning whether he’ll uphold it.

“Although we sincerely hope that you will take your constitutional oath seriously, so far you have offered little indication that you will,” 42 constitutional law scholars said in an open letter to Trump Dec. 13.

The letter cites hostility toward the press, anti-Muslim and anti-Mexican rhetoric, and unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as illustrations of their concerns.

It is a response to “extraordinary and disturbing conduct” by Trump during and after the election, Neil S. Siegel, ...

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