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Jamie McKown - College of the Atlantic There needs to be some accountability for these individuals and whether or not his term ends before he is able to be removed or not, Congress needs to act and make sure he is held accountable, Ryan LaRochelle, lecturer at the Cohen Institute of Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine, said. This was an unprecedented assault on our democratic institutions.
LaRochelle said the best route is through impeachment or the invoking of the 25th amendment. Even if he is impeached after he leaves office, that would still make sure that he is not allowed to run for office again and also make sure that he is not afforded the usual type of benefits of being an ex-president.
Maine professor explains how conspiracy theories pose a threat to democracy Share Updated: 11:38 PM EST Jan 7, 2021
Maine professor explains how conspiracy theories pose a threat to democracy Share Updated: 11:38 PM EST Jan 7, 2021
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Show Transcript PROFESSOR S VIEW OF HOW CONSPIRACY THOEIRES ARE SHAPING AMERICAN POLITICS. AND THREATENING DEMOCRACY. 1:00-1:13 WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT CONSPIRACY THEORIES LIKE AN ECOSYSTEM OF STORIES THAT PEOPLE ARE INHABITING A WORLD OF AND SO I WOULDN T SAY THAT NECESSARILY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ENGAGED IN THE VIOLENCE YESTERDAY WERE ALL PART OF ONE CONSPIRACY THEORY I THINK WE COULD SEE MULTIPLE THREADS OF THEM RUNNING TOGETHER. FROM Q-ANON TO PRESIDENT TRUMP S REPEATED AND FALSE CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, POLITICAL PROFESSOR JAIME MCKOWN SAYS SOME THEORIES DATE EVEN FARTHER BACK. 4:00-4:23 PEOPLE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN KIND OF CONSPIRATORIAL NARRATIVES AND EXPLANATIONS YOU KN