The judicial power extends to cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls. I would consider the President or President elect to be “other public ministers”. Cases affecting those people fall under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Read the Federalist papers. "Public ministers and consuls" was 18th Century-speak for foreign diplomats.
373 posted on 02/05/2013 9:03:53 AM PST by Lurking Libertarian
(Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)