Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday became the second justice since yesterday to be asked to assess whether part of the Constitution could possibly allow for a president to run for a third term. The liberal justice varied just slightly from her one of her conservative counterparts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in appearing to leave some wiggle room on the notion.
In an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” Sotomayor was asked if she believes the 22nd Amendment, which indicates that no president may run again if they have served in the White House twice, is settled law. The question comes as Trump and some of his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of a third term for him. At times, those comments have been dismissed as a joke, though the president has at other points appeared mor