good morning. it is saturday, february 10th. you re watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior filling in for my friend and colleague, ali velshi. we have got a lot to talk about. we begin this morning with donald trump s new reality tv show. we all remember the apprentice. the whole, you re fired, thing? what we are watching now is more like, the defendant. a terrifying real-life spinoff series played out in actual courtrooms and along the campaign trail each and every day. talk about reality tv. the stakes in this game show are, quite literally, american democracy and the rule of law. let s be clear, no one is watching it as their, quote on quote, guilty pleasure. everyone is watching. this week s episode contained plot twist, new characters, and twist that left us all wondering what is happening next. let s discuss. donald trump has not had many good days in court in the last two years. for the guy who wants infamously predicted we will get tired of so much winni
has just lost access to a presidential ballot in a second statech the secretary state from maine ruled that, quote, donald j. trump is not qualified to hold the office of president under section 3 of the 14th enent. it bars people who have engaged ipinsurrection from holding office. quote, the events of january 6, 2021, were unprecedented and tragic. an the evidence here demonstrates that t occurred at the behest of and with the knowledge and support of the outgoing psint. she adds, quote, i am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on section 3 of the 14th amendment. i am also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection. the main ruling comes just after a week before the colorado state supreme court reached the same conclusion, barring frump from the ballot there. for now, though, trump remains on the ballot in both states as the maine secretary stayed her decision pend
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