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
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with storm ready wifi from xfinity. and see migration in theaters now. welcome back to cnn newsroom. i m max foster. let me bring you up-to-date with the the top stories. attorneys for donald trump face tough questions from a federal appeals court as they claim the former president can t be prosecuted for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with palestinian authorities a day after meeting with israel s prime minister. an unseemed deposition of the late accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein shows he refused to answer questions about his relationship with former president clinton. it was part of hundreds of documents from a lawsuit connected to epstein released on tuesday. cnn s jean casarez has more on
his rise in the financial world and his spectacular fall from grace. reporter: much of convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein s life remains a mystery from how he accumulated his fortune to how he developed ties to incredibly influential people. could you please give us your name. from former presidents bill clinton and donald trump, bill gates, david copperfield, and even the saudi crown prince, epstein associated with an elite circle. he owned lavish properties in manhattan, palm beach, florida, new mexico, paris, and a private island in the caribbean, according to court filings. he also owned at least 15 vehicles and had access to two private jets. born in brooklyn to working class parents, he never received a college degree, but that didn t stop him from getting a
a sex offender. despite his criminal conviction, epstein and maxwell continued to mingle with the rich and famous and continued to recruit young girls for massages, a code word for sexual services, according to court documents. 11 years later, his legal troubles caught up with him again. epstein misappropriated vast sums of money from the family more than a decade ago. over $46 million, according to the wall street journal. in july 2019, a federal indictment charged epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. epstein is alleged to have abused dozens of victims by causing them to engage in sex acts with him at his mansion in new york and at his estate in palm beach, florida. reporter: while await ing trial in new york, epstein tied by suicide is denying justice for his victims and leaving so