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Decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. Instead just Secretary Of StateShenna Bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. One of whom ill speak to in just a moment. What bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into Super Tuesday. Were also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the Supreme Court. Still voters are urging justices to speed up their review of an appeal from colorados Republican Party. How and when they could act. Plus which other states could throw a wrench into trumps 2024 calendar. Weve got a ....
decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. instead just secretary of state shenna bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. one of whom i ll speak to in just a moment. what bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into super tuesday. we re also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the supreme court. still voters are urging justices to speed up their review of an appeal from colorado s republican party. how and when they could act. plus which other states could throw a wrench into trump s 2024 calendar. we ve got a whole lot to cover. let s dive in. joining me msnbc news justice reporter ryan riley. bring us up to speed on what happened in maine and how donald trump is now reacting. yes. as you expect the trump campaign plans to file an appeal quickly and get this throu ....
court. yesterday the state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from holding office under the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. however state justices have agreed to pause their decision until january 4, meaning donald trump has time to appeal, which he said that he will do at the u.s. supreme court, quote, swiftly. so how much of a shot does he have of reversing it? the use of this little known civil war era provision is unprecedented, and yesterday s decision was also not unanimous. so we ll dig into the dissenting opinions and how they could play out. but also prominent supporters and opponents of the former president are expressing their opinion. most significant, president biden who just said there is, quote, no question trump assumed an insurrection. the ruling does not apply outside of colorado. lawsuits challenging donald trump s candidacy have been filed in more than 25 states. this ahead of 2024. and have so far failed in ....
good day to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m john avlon in for kasie hunt. it is wednesday, december 20th. 5:00 a.m. here in new york. 3:00 a.m. in denver where layers for donald trump have vowed to appeal a colorado supreme court ruling that could keep the former president off the 2024 ballot before state justices ruling 4-3 that trump is ineligible to be president under the 14th amendment because he engaged in an insurrection on january 6. the court put its ruling on hold until january 4 pending trump s planned appeal to the u.s. supreme court. an attorney for the plaintiff seeking to block trump says he thinks that they have decent odds at winning there. first of all, trump is going to have to convince the supreme court to take this case. and i can imagine a world in which the supreme court says this is pretty early on in the election cycle, let s see how it plays out in some other states first. so he is first going to have to convince the supreme ....
place. someone says white supremacy is a whole hoax. a brand-new answer to that question. waging war on white supremacists, can someone tell us what awaits pharmacist is? tonight new reporting on the text messages at the center of iclusig him to fire tucker. the idea that this could become public was very frightening for the company. then, another twist in the trump trial. where are you here instead of new york where you have a civil case? why trump s attorneys say they will present no defense. plus, how should america news media appropriately cover a twice impeached criminally indicted front runner who s credibly accused of rape? and former attorney general on the anti-democratic outbreak in state houses from ohio to north carolina beyond. when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. and chris hayes. as we dive into the third consecutive presidential election cycle with donald trump as a candidate, i think it s been an undeniable change in o ....