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Because of that that trump should be barred from holding office again. the thing is, though, that just really doesnt seem likely to happen. >> and theres really no mechanism for barring him from holding office again. sure, it says it in the 14th amendment section 3 of the constitution, but this is something thats sort of just put throughout in the constitution. obviously its never been put into practice before. the committee is urging here that, hey, we should follow the words of the constitutio...

Its hard to prove. what did you make of that being included in. >> it hasnt been used since the civil war. of the four charges that were brought today, its the least likely actually to be charged by the department of justice, but in some ways its the most important because, brianna, part of the reason this committee ha. this lays down a marker, and i think it is true. former president trump aided and gave comfort to an insurrection. he assisted an insurrection. he was part of an insurrection, an...

Something dusty on a shelf. >> what i didnt know was that the 14th amendment section 3 was a family thing. some families talk about carpooling, you guys talk about -- >> who said it first on television. >> i can play the moment here, you talked to adam kinzinger about this very thing. lets listen. >> would you be supportive of section 3 of the 14th amendment? >> 100%. if somebody thought they were giving somebody a tour that ended up being beneficial to them committing the insurrection, thats on...

Statute in which voters in the district in which the individual files -- in this case, the 13th congressional district -- file this challenge saying they have reasonable suspicion that cawthorn is disqualified based upon the 14th amendment section 3. so, there is a process in place in the statutes in which we can both undergo discovery and depose mr. cawthorn but also present our case to an elections board panel with the burden on him to actually show that he is qualified. >> now, thats fascinat...

Those six members of congress who tried to help trump remain in power violated their oath to support and defend the constitution of the united states. instead, they chose to support and defend one mans attempt to shatter the constitution, donald trump. the january 6th committees investigation ends, there have to be consequences for their misplaced loyalty. not one of those members should be allowed to remain seated in congress, tara. >> i agree 100%. and there is even a clause in the constitutio...

It should come as no surprise that polls show americans dont like the idea of of congress messing with he a states electoral results. and yet thats what we saw republicans try to do on january the 6th. so how can we ensure the safety of our democracy by preventing that from happening again? solutions are not out of reach. john avlon has tonights reality check. >> thats right, michael. look, there should now be no doubt that the united states suffered an attempted coup. but theres still a lot of ...

The 14th amendment section 2 that you just read talks about and further clarifies that that citizens of the several states. so we look at this mandate that is given to the federal government. but, importantly here, pete, the constitution does not tell specifically to the states or to the federal government how exactly the process happens to count the people in the states. and so thats left up to the political branches. pete: why does the supreme court step. in if there is rationale. why are they...