states, or under any state, who having previously taken an oath to support the constitution of the united states, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. now, donald trump, having incited an insurrection, and having tried to overturn the results of a free and fair election, in violation of the constitution, he is now constitutionally ineligible to be president again. it seems pretty straightforward. the question is how can that be enforced? well, we rarely invoke in court, this section three of the 14th amendment has been recently used to remove someone from office. and the case actually revolved around the january 6th insurrection. in september of 2022, following a lawsuit by a group of new mexico residents, griffin, this guy right here, was ordered to be removed from his position as a terrell county commissioner by a new mexico state court judge due to his participation in the insurrection. he was pre
commission. in georgia, we will not be engaging in political theater that only inflames the motions of the moment. we will do what is right, we will uphold our oaths as public servants. and it s my belief that our state will be better off for it. also this week, a judge ruling trump s georgia trial can be televised. so if willis gets the start date she wants, trump s georgia legal fight will be coming to a screen near you on october 23rd. the former president already has a trial date in washington d. c.. he will face off with federal prosecutors just one day before super tuesday, in the january 6th case, more than three years after the capitol riot. this comes as the doj secures some of the longest january 6th sentences yet, including ten years for a member of the proud boys, who smashed a window at the capitol. far-right extremist, dominic pezzola, cried in front of the judge, then pumped his fist and yelled, trump won, as he left court. that moment of defiance, sounding a
georgia conspiracy is next. have a good night. former president donald trump has now been criminally indicted in georgia for allegedly trying to overturn the election in that state in 2020. this is now his fourth indictment. the fulton county district attorney also charged 18 codefendants along with the former president, including former white house chief of staff mark meadows, trump attorneys rudy giuliani, sidney powell, john eastman, and others. trump is accused of being the head of a criminal enterprise and racketeering is one of the 13 charges against him. tonight, we take a close look at exactly what mr. trump and his allies did in georgia in the weeks after the election. cnn s sara murray lays out details about the investigation into the former president and the most serious charges he s now facing. breaking news in to cnn this hour. prosecutors in georgia have opened a criminal investigation into former president trump. why? because of his january phone call
headquarters in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour a major week ahead in the georgia election case. former president donald trump and his 18 codefendants are due to be arraigned. trump and 11 codefendants have waived the need to appear in person, but we ll be watching for the six others who have yet to do so, including mark meadows, since they could be televised life. we could also see the release of the fulton county special grand jury report by the end of this week which has been at the center of d.a. fani willis investigation. now, despite legal troubles, trump is dominating the gop primary, leading in a new poll by 46 points. earlier today, republican governor chris sununu said the former presidents rivals need to hit him harder. i think they have to be a little tougher on trump. chris christie goes nuclear on him, god bless christy, he does a great job with that. he exposes a lot of that, which i think is important. i think what we
to register for assistance. earlier this week, i visited fema headquarters in washington. to thank the emergency responding personnel for working 24/7 here in florida and throughout the southeast, and in maui, and hawaii. i want to reiterate that appreciation today. i also convened my entire cabinet as part of a whole of government response. and that response is to increase the number and intensity of the extreme weather events, and be aware we are going to use all the resources available in the government to do it. nobody can deny the impact of climate crisis. at least nobody intelligent can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore. just look around. around the nation and the world, for that matter. historic floods, intense droughts, extreme heat, deadly wildfires. ones that have caused serious damage like we ve never seen before. just since being president, in two and a half years, i ve flown over more land burned to the ground as a consequence of wildfires then occupi