it is not a simple question, and anyone who argues it is isn t thinking hard enough about what is in front of the supreme court. late last summer, a bunch of legal scholars, including some prominent conservatives said, wait, don t print the ballots for the 2024 primary season too soon because the candidates might not all be qualified. specifically the front runner for the gop nomination, donald trump. trump, these scholars argue, violated the 14th amendment, section 3, which says if you engage in insurrection or give aid or comfort to those who have, you cannot hold elected office in this country. essentially you can t swear an oath to the constitution after you tried to overturn that same constitution. looking at what donald trump did on january 6th, the scholars argue it is not even close. trump absolutely violated amendment 14, section 3, and that the secretaries of state across the country are duty-bound to bar him from the ballot. if not them, then voters or perhaps anot
attack on the capitol city. president biden right now in mexico for the first time as president, getting ready to go one-on-one with the mexican leader as the politics over immigration top headlines. we re live in mexico city. also this hour, you ve got the house getting ready to come into session. kevin mccarthy now officially in charge. trying to set the rules and set the tone for his term with the gavel. this hour, not all republicans on board for today s vote. even with some of the concessions mccarthy made. with our new reporting on what is being called an aggressive pace of gop-led investigations. plus, hundreds of people under arrest under violent protests of brazil s congress. supporters have recently ousted jir bolsonaro, storming the capitol building and why presidential extradition could be part of the conversation. i m talking with a top national security official about that later on in the show. we have a ton to get to in the next hour. let s get startsed wit
treatment to as many people as possible. it s needed. and on that note, i wish you a good note. i m symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle, and from all of our colleagues across the networks of msnbc news, thank you for staying up late. goodnight. reporter: when you think of russian president vladimir putin, you probably think of him riding horseback shirtless or presiding over a large military parade. putin s public appearances are typically loud, highly choreographed displays of masculinity and strength, which is part of what made his announcement today so notable. today putin announced that he will be running for president again. there is no pomp and circumstance, just this video of a clearly staged impromptu moment where soldiers asked putin to run again and he agreed. that quietly puts putin under contract to lead russia until past 2030. putin has effectively ruled russia since 2000, and there s no doubt he will win the upcoming election. if you remember the la
this is alex wagner. happy second night of hanukkah you, you are celebrating a mine at home who are celebrating. thanks for joining me this hour. when you think of russian president vladimir putin, you probably think of him riding horseback shirtless or presiding over a large military parade. putin s public appearances are typically loud, highly choreographed displays of masculinity and strength. which is part of what made his announcement today so notable. today putin announced that he will be running for president again. there is no pomp and circumstance, just this video of a clearly staged impromptu moment where soldiers asked putin to run again and he agreed. that quietly puts putin in under contract to lead russia until past 2030. putin is effectively removed russia since 2000, and there s no doubt he will win the upcoming election if you remember the last russian election in 2018, putin had his main predator opposition leader alexei navalny buyer from running. and h
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