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
to possible witness intimidation, to questionable defense arguments. 100 questions for and andrew weissmann. and later, served as an impeachment manager and on the january six committee. congressman jamie raskin joins me live to discuss his reactions to the charges and what she is watching for next. for the third time informants, the former president of the united states has been indicted, arrested, and arraigned. let s face, that we have become oddly familiar with how this all goes. there is the release of the indictment itself, helicopters falling blackest movies, and of course, the court sketches, all followed by a barrage of deranged posts on so there is a rinse and repeat feeling that starting to sudden. this one did feel different because it is different. felt bigger because it is bigger. the indictment filed by special counsel jack smith this week detailed the ways in which an american president engaged in a criminal conspiracy from the oval office to subvert the w
camera at that and cnn camera at that and cnn tonight . captions by vitac www.vitac.com white house officials are worried, cnn has learned, about the trove of classified and top secret materials found in former president donald trump s house. the biden white house has been virtually silent publicly on the danger that those sensitive documents pose. but a senior administration official says that privately, officials are expressing deep concern about the material trump was trying to hang onto. according to a source, u.s. intelligence officials are also worried about whether any of it puts their sources and methods at risk. we still do not know who had access to the classified materials in the basement of mar-a-lago. even trump s own lawyer cannot answer that question. and only one or two people had access to that room to your knowledge? that s my understanding. i mean, i would have to check with, you know, the maintenance of that area. but my understanding is very s
donald trump s lawyers trying to convince the jury that the x fixer is school republicans joining forces white house all right, 6:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at the white house on this misty wednesday morning here in washington. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us donald trump s defense team had months to prepare for this particular moment in history. there chance to cross-examine michael cohen to try to attack his character, tear down his credibility, and convinced 12 jurors that he can t be trusted or believed. trump s former lawyer and fixer faced intense scrutiny on the stand on tuesday. the defense tried to paint him as bidder filled with rage and motivated by revenge cohen was confronted with a string of insults that he has leveled at the former president in recent years, including calling him a cheeto-dusted cartoon villain. and dictator di bag in direct examination from prosecutors earlier in the day, cohen tes
appearances, starting with people. for the people. this is the district attorney, and katherine ellis. the defense counsel, joined by president trump, todd blanche, and kendra whorton. good morning. good morning, mr. trump. the matter called into the record is the people s motion for contempt. before i hand down my decision, i did want to address the defense and mr. trump. as you know, the prosecution has filed three separate motions asking this court to find you in contempt. in a moment, i will hand down my decision. the third motion, in which i find you in criminal contempt for the 10th time. it appears that the $1000 fines are not serving as a deterrent. going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction if recommended. it is important to understand the last thing i want to do is put you in jail. you are the former president of united states, and possibly the next president, as well. there are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for me. to