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David Smith in Washington

‘The threat isn’t over’: the expert arguing to the supreme court Trump is an insurrectionist

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MoveOn members rally outside the supreme court in Washington DC on 1 February. Photograph: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn

When Jill Habig had an office down the hall from Kamala Harris in California, Barack Obama was US president, abortion was a constitutional right and January 6 was just another date on the calendar. A lot has happened since then.

On Thursday Habig, now president of the non-profit Public Rights Project (PRP), hopes her arguments will persuade the supreme court that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist who should be disqualified from the 2024 presidential election.

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