maga republicans to get him elected these primary races, running against democrats, thinking they are easier to beat? there s gonna be a chance that some of these people are going to win. and democrats have nobody to blame but themselves huge, huge. for putting money behind maga republicans if they think this is all about democracy, this is more propping up democrats. these are mega republicans, election deniers and the sort, and people who make excuses for january 6th. thank you all very much. i appreciate it. for the first time in 100 years, an elected official has been barred for holding office under the constitution s ban on insurrectionists. who is it, and what could it mean for others who took part in the generous sixth riot? that is next.
well, tonight, the uk has a new prime minister. liz truss officially arriving at ten downing street, replacing boris johnson. she is the third woman in british history to hold the office. one of her first orders of business was the appointment of her cabinet. trust and her top aides will meet to hit the ground running. the british economy is in very bad shape. inflation is high, and the country is heading for a recession. we should not be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may, be i know that the british people are stronger. i am confident that together we can ride out the storm. we can rebuild our economy. as is customary for an incoming prime minister, truss held a private meeting earlier today with queen elizabeth, who
for say mr. griffin, the former county commissioner in otero county, versus donald trump at this stage in the game, is you do not have a conviction. you do not have a definitive statement by a jury, by a court, by an arbiter of the facts, that says this happened. what you have instead is the congressional committee that is trying to tie those two things together. their role is legislative. it s oversight nature is a very different from the application in a criminal court. but in theory, don, you are right. the application ought to be the same if anyone has participated in insurrection, after taking an oath of office, they ought to be disqualified according to the memo. again, the way it s applied to, based on a courtroom versus now, might be quite different. and again, obviously, the civil war did not have all the result of a criminal conviction. they had the end of a civil war. so it might be applied. but we are still a few weeks away from even the next congressional hearing for
together. their role is legislative. it s oversight nature is a very different from the application in a criminal court. but in theory, don, you are right. the application ought to be the same if anyone has participated in insurrection, after taking an oath of office, they ought to be disqualified according to the memo. again, the way it s applied to, based on a courtroom versus now, might be quite different. and again, obviously, the civil war did not have all the result of a criminal conviction. they had the end of a civil war. so it might be applied. but we are still a few weeks away from even the next congressional here for january six, let alone any indictment of the former president. laura, thank you. oh, and by the way, i usually do a little handoff with you. did you have a good fourth sorry fourth of, a good labor day weekend? i did, don lemon. [laughs] are you missing your whole name. wait, can i just tell you don? not only did have an incredible labor day weekend, do yo
now you have this point in time, over two different times in the past year, where there have been attempts to actually raise this part of the 14th amendment, normally known for equal protection, but really has a disqualification factor that says, don, as a punishment to those who were confederate soldiers, as part of the government, we want to unseat you during reconstruction. now, what january 6th equivalent of that, according to this judge, by actually naming an insurrection and saying you cannot hold office. remember, don, they tried this with marjorie taylor greene. they said there was an insurrection, but they did not have evidence to confirm that she in fact was tied to it or participated in it. you had madison cawthorn of north carolina, he lost his primary so the issue was really rendered moot and could not be used. now you have for the first time a judge in order calling it an insurrection. and number two, saying because of your participation in it, having a bull horn for over