there. laura coates, really unbelievable moment there. i hope that that judge is safe tonight. it s unbelievable to think of that. and you hope she is safe. and also reminds you of the danger that many of the judicial branch are facing on a day-to-day basis. not just the supreme court. not just the more high-profile matters but every single day what it s like on the front lines of justice. thank you so much, abby. thank you, laura. thank you. well, donald trump going to the supreme court. but what took him so long? tonight on laura coates live. now, this is the case we ve all been watching and waiting for. some might call it the big kahuna. donald trump asking the united states supreme court, the highest court in all the land, to overturn the colorado state supreme court ruling that took him off of the ballot under the 14th amendment s insurrectionist clause. now, team trump says, one, he s not an insurrectionist. they say what happened at the capitol on january 6th,
and there s other states, as they say. but wait, there s more. because the oregon supreme court could soon rule on a bid to remove trump from their primary and general election ballots because of his role on january 6th. now, the supreme court is in the hot seat now. all nine justices. assuming they all don t recuse themselves. but why did donald trump wait until now? i mean, is he abandoning what you see as his kind of trademark delay, delay, delay strategy? and frankly, what will happen next? i want to bring in noah bookbinder, executive director of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, who brought this case. also joining us is someone else we ll get to in just a moment here. but let me ask you, noah, you and i have talked about this case a lot. when it happened. you ve been very focused on colorado specifically. the fact that he has appealed to the supreme court now, are you surprised it even took this long