BENSON BYTE: Gregg Jarrett Previews a MASSIVE 2026 for the Supreme Court

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even if it's consistent with policy, even if it's perfectly legal, they'll say war criminal and all this. Anything about the U.S. strikes on Nigeria and Syria that we should know about, Greg? Oh, absolutely, you know, the right thing to do. Yeah. You know, people tend to forget the threat. And on 9-11, we saw how dangerous Islamic terrorists are. You know, back then it was al-Qaeda, but later ISIS, which originated as a bin Laden affiliate, rose in power to become the more active threat. They established a caliphate that controlled vast areas of Iraq and Syria. But they were, fortunately, systematically dismantled, thanks to Donald Trump, who ordered a series of devastating strikes in his first term, followed by on-the-ground efforts by U.S.-backed forces in Iraq and Syria. You know, but ISIS simply moved operations elsewhere. I mean, you know, they're like cockroaches. You stamp to death and they, you know, another one pops up elsewhere. Wackamol. Yeah, it's whackamol. And they moved to Somalia. They moved to Nigeria. And so Trump in his second term correctly ordered strikes in those countries as well as against remnants of ISIS in Syria. I mean, his actions are fully justified under the AUMF authorization for use of military force. It was passed by Congress seven days after 9-11. It's still in effect, and it is as valuable today as it was back then. Do you think Greg Jarrett that 83-year-old Donald Trump, as former two-term president of the United States, will he face a whole new round of lawfare, of criminal prosecutions, civil prosecutions and these things? Is that what is in store? They're never going to stop, are they? Until the day dies. I mean, they will continue to go after him, and they will abuse and misuse. the law and you know mangled facts and lie about them are because they suffer from you know the terminal cases Trump derangement syndrome. I mean, they, so many of them have simply lost their minds. Greg, let me give you what I think is a test case, because if I am President Trump, the last thing I do maybe at like five of 12 noon on January 20th when I'm about to leave, I would let the world know that I issued pardons for my children.

for my wife, I mean, for anybody that's in his orbit, because remember you had Letitia James that before she was even elected, said she's going after Trump and everybody in the Trump orbit, and then she went and did that. Can he, Biden did it? He said, I had to do it. They were going to come after my family. Should Trump pardon everybody in his family on his way out the door and let me throw in? And let it be a test case because he always say, well, we don't know if a president can pardon themselves. It doesn't say he can't. So I don't know why everybody says that that's a problem. If it doesn't say he can't, then that means to me that he can. This isn't May or shall language. It's not in there that he can't. He should pardon himself and he should pardon his whole family. Am I right or am I wrong? Well, I don't dare speak for him, but were I in his shoes? do. Yeah, me too. Because, you know, their track record over the last nine to ten years is that they will do anything to stop him, to punish him, to bring him to his knees, to put him behind bars because they have become so deranged over the person Donald Trump and the policies that he advocates and the actions that he takes. And, you know, we saw clear examples of that with a J6 committee. And, you know, I don't need to recount all of that, but it was probably one of the most crooked committees ever devised by Congress. And Nancy Pelosi did it. Across the country, United Health Group is working with local partners to build healthier communities every day. That includes helping partners like the Good Acre provide 45,000 meals and lower A1C in the Twin Cities and helping Hello Family Doolas deliver 44% fewer underweight births in Spartanburg because building healthier communities starts by giving people access to the care and services they need to live healthier lives. Learn more at UnitedHealthgroup.com slash commitment. At Walmart, we're helping our associates build meaningful careers. One way we're doing that. investing $1 billion in training and education. Last year, more than 100,000 associates earned promotions. Combined with benefits like 401K matching and paid parental leave, we're proving that Walmart isn't just a place to work, it's a place to grow. Learn more at walmart.com slash grow at Walmart. They call this one bill. What, aliens? Am I in a spaceship? Affirmative bill. What's with the laser sign? An Xfinity Mobile transmission says you can cut your bill in half. Oh, your mobile bill, not me, Bill. Xfinity Internet members, cut your mobile bill in half. Plus try Xfinity Mobile free for a year. No commitment. Learn more at XfinityMobile.com. Restrictions apply. Savings compares one line of Xfinity Mobile Select to comparable plans from T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T as of 324-26. Taxes fees, extra. $30 monthly discount limited to new mobile customers only. the rates apply. The Supreme Court, I don't want to say they've never been more important because I'm sure there have been many critical tipping points, time of the Civil War, you know, many, many times over centuries. But this is a critical time because everything President Trump does is challenged and as many things as he can get before the Supreme Court and have it codified, you know, and hopefully to his, you know, his liking because he's doing things that shouldn't even.

be challenged, but everything is challenged for the reasons you were just talking about. The TDS is just, it's palpable and it's incurable. So the Supreme Court, very, very important. What do you see in your Greg Jarrett, Crystal Ball, Supreme Court docket for 2026? We're waiting, of course, on the terrorist decision. Yeah, that's huge. That'll be important. But there are other big cases, transgender athletes, oil drilling, presidential power over independent agencies, climate cases. I mean, the list goes on and on. I noted that the New York Post has a story out, emphasizing that... The decision on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 may up in the midterm elections to the advantage of Republicans, and that is, at least from a political standpoint, you know, one of the most important cases. And I don't disagree with that. Look, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had good intentions. It was intended to eliminate racial discrimination in the way that congressional maps are drawn. But unfortunately, it went too far, and it had the unintended effect of creating reverse discrimination. That is, minorities were given an unfair advantage with carefully drawn black majority districts. So, you know, the disadvantage suddenly became over time. overtime and advantage, which is itself discriminatory. Racial composition should not be given priority. It should be race neutral, which was the original intent. So, you know, I listened in in October during the oral arguments. It was apparent to me that six of the conservative justices want to limit the use of race to determine boundaries of districts. And that's incredibly important. The New York Times did an analysis that said, you know, you can see several states in the south. potentially eliminating Democratic districts in states like Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Republicans could cut in half the 24 seats that Democrats hold in the South, which would be a huge change. And that would probably carry the midterm. Any losses they would have would be offset by that. Too early to know, too early to tell. Everybody said that the Chuck Schumer shut down would be the death knell of Democrats in the midterm elections. Look, we haven't even hit the New Year and everybody's forgotten about it. What we think is important today may not be next November. Really good point. Greg Jared, visiting on Guy Benson, this is also a very big deal because birthright citizenship could be redefined, the 14th Amendment.

could be redefined by this Supreme Court. Tell us about it. Well, the question is what was the original intent of the lawmakers, you know, more than a century ago, which, you know, established certain grounds for being a U.S. citizen, and one of them was children of people. who are here in the U.S. when that child is born in the U.S. I wrote a column at the beginning of Trump's second term, so, you know, back in January, February. And the title of it was Trump has a valid legal argument on birthright citizenship. And basically, I dug into... what was written and said on the congressional record by the people who devised the law on citizenship. And it was clear to me that Trump has a valid point. Yeah, I think he does too. It really wasn't intended for people who are here temporarily, here illegally, who are not permanent residents. to have their children be United States citizens. And Greg, wasn't as simple as this? They wanted it to be that way because the child is now, this baby is now a natural-born American, eligible to be president of the United States. You can't, then his mom and dad have to stay because that would be horrific. You can't split the family. And then the grandparents have to be able to come. And there used to be that term chain migration, which became almost a slur. It became out of vogue. You can't say it. But that's what people called it back in the day that it would just go on and on and on and one natural born baby becomes an enormous family of people never ending that all also become citizens so that I think they set it up it's a racket yeah it is and the Supreme Court long ago decades and decades ago that that looked at a similar case only made matters worse. There you go. It involved a child born in the United States of people who were here from China who were... legal permanent residence, which is different than illegal. Yeah. And that has been misinterpreted over the years to, you know, illegal aliens who have children born here. But as of right now, Greg, for those who are wondering and confused a little bit, and there's good reason for them to be because this doesn't make much sense. If somebody is in this country illegally...

and their baby is born in this country right now, the interpretation of this law, I don't know if it's codified or whatever, but how it's handled right now, that baby is a natural born American, correct? Right. That is correct. And, you know, it strikes great many people as fundamentally wrong. Yes. The question is, you know, what was the original intent? of the, you know, legislation that was passed. And it couldn't be that, though, right, Greg? It couldn't be that that's what, right? And there was language from one of the sponsors of the bill that said it cannot be that precisely what you're describing. And I think the Supreme Court will want to take a very close look, as I did, that the legislative history and the sponsors of the bill were speaking out on the Senate floor about what this bill means, what we intended to mean. And if they take that literally, then I think Trump has a good chance of prevailing. In our final two minutes, Greg, is this, you know, people say it's a 6-3 conservative court. I maintain that's not true. I know a lot of votes have been going 6-3 and 5-4, but I think that's because they're slam dunks and that's just the vote. I think you have Clarence Thomas and you have Samuel Alito. They are truly conservatives. Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett. You could keep going on. John Roberts, of course. I think John Roberts, if the Democrats had a near majority, I think he would flip and become part of a liberal court. I really believe that about him. Do you? You're right. You're absolutely right about that. I saw Jan Crawford on CBS saying, you know, it is a myth. And it's fundamentally wrong to say that this is a corrupt court in the bag for Donald Trump. There you go. As she pointed out, it's been a conservative court for 20 years. And, you know, I examine their opinions. I listen to the oral arguments. They dig into the meaning of the Constitution and its original intent. And that's their philosophy. Now, preceding that, there was a predominantly liberal court, the Earl Warren Court. And I was quite young back then, but I was also in law school as it extended. And, you know, they came up with decisions such as Roe v. Wade that had no constitutional basis and were utterly illogical. And, you know, the current court obviously corrected that in the Dobbs decision. So I, you know, I see this court. Greg, we only have 30 seconds. I wish Rehnquist could be on this court in place of John Roberts. It would be amazing, I think. Yeah, I agree.

You know, we miss some who have left. Yes, exactly. So good to visit with you, Greg. Happy New Year, my friend. Take care, Harry. Thanks for having you. You too. So good. That was yet another Guy Benson invite. For full episodes of Guy Benson, go to Guy Benson.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Cheers to America's 250th birthday. Get 20% off your first purchase at Fox Newswineshop.com with code FNRadio 20. 20% discount excludes wine club offers and cannot be combined with any other promotion. Expires July 31st, 2026. Must be 21 order to order to order. Please drink responsibly. Listen to this show, ad free on Fox News Podcast Plus, on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music with your prime membership, or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.