including a new threat from the former president. donald trump much like richard nixon openly opining about using the power of the federal government against his political enemies. his efforts to weaponize the justice system if he returns to office already underway. plus, the lawyer defending paul pelosi s attacker in court not denying he did it but arguing that david depape s decision to break into the pelosi house was fueled by conspiracy theories. he believed he was disrupting a corrupt, liberal network of child abusers, and believed it, according to his lawyer, with, quote, every ounce of his being. and the ongoing threats against elections. the latest on the fbi investigation after envelopes containing fentanyl, at least some of them had fentanyl in them, were sent to election workers in five states. one had a note inside that read end elections now. so we re going to cover all those stories this hour. we begin with former president trump insisting that if he s ree
republic. the short is, not easily. remember, the amendment was written primarily to address physical incapacity, but it does include a section never used on removing a president deemed unfit, and that section reads like a rue goldberg machine. basically it goes like this, the vice president, along with a majority of the cabinet, can send a letter of the president pro tem of the senate and speaker of the house, declaring that the president is nutty as a fruitcake. then as soon as that letter s received, bam! president is out! the vice president becomes the acting president. but not so fast. the president can then write his own letter and send it back to congress, saying he s feeling perfectly fine, after which the vice president and a majority of the cabinet still want him gone, they have to send another letter. once that happens, within three weeks, two-thirds of congress must vote to declare the president unfit. otherwise, he becomes president again and the vp goes back to his old jo