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Its the first time they are interpreting that section of the 14th amendment. we have to figure out how to interpret that with regard to this particular case, which is very hard, but also how this might be used in the future. >> melissa murray, as always, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. >> thanks for having me. coming up, fears of a widening conflict in the middle east, as we enter a new phase in the israel hamas war. we will dive to the latest with former chief of staff at t...

Over. i dont think the supreme court is going to get to the question of whether or not president trump engaged in an insurrection. the question is whether or not theyll lay out some criteria by which that assessment can be made. whether or not they will give us some factors, give lower courts some guidance, give secretaries of state in the individual states guidance about how they make that decision under the 14th amendment as opposed to actually making that factual finding. >> and well forget m...

This moment. the supreme court is taking up this unprecedented case because of the unprecedented actions of donald trump. that is why. we are going to spend a lot of time today talking about the specifics of that case and about the 14th amendment. even if the justices do leave donald trump on the ballot, his position is not really in doubt, is it? take trumps appeal to the supreme court earlier this week. andrew weissmann tweeted this about that filing. any normal person would lead this brief by...

Emergency calls prompting a large police presidents to erroneously respond to her house. but she stood firm in her decision, which is summed up in her original ruling. she wrote, quote, i am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived of presidential candidates of ballot access based on section 3 of the 14th amendment. im also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection. that is the point of all of this. joining me now is maine secretary of s...

Public servant who has been devoted to the common good his entire life, versus donald trump who is a huckster rip off artist, a compulsive liar, and a danger to the republic. >> hawks tree such a good name. theres no question that the speech was intended to convey on friday. theres a lot of big supreme court this week. its understandable. its understandable in my view, and yours as well, to be skeptical of the supreme court. they have ruled in cases related to trump, kind of against him in a num...

Hear and decide whether former president trump can be disqualified from the presidential ballot under the 14th amendment ban on insurrectionists holding office. liz cheney would not go so far as to say she supports taking trump off the ballot, but she said his actions clearly constituted an offense that is within the language of the 14th amendment. my guess covering you for some time now is that you dont support taking trump off the ballot. you probably prefer that be left up to the voters. but ...

Join the millions of people taking back♪ ♪eir privacy ♪ ♪ >> -- or move donald trump from the ballot under the 14th amendment started in colorado, but it decision late last month by the maine secretary of state certainly upped the pressure on the supreme court to act. and life wasnt exactly easy for china below since she removed trump from the ballot. bellows and our family and staff have faced threats and harassment since making the decision. her home was even swatted over the holidays,...

Be, that democracy is not working or that it isnt working the way that republicans believe that it should. republicans willingness to overlook 91 felony charges and in violation of the 14th amendment could send trump back to the white house. new york times, quote, if trump has a political superpower, its that other people believe he has political superpowers, they believe that he will always wife a wave of backlash to victory. joining me now, msnbc political analyst, when eta tolliver, host of c...

Was a person of color or a woman who could tell you about some circumstance in which their intellectual abilities have been questioned on the basis of their identity. >> lots more to discuss on this. im out of time. thank you so much for your time and your work, jelani cobb and eddie claude jr.. im back next weekend. inside with jen psaki starts now. well, weve got a months worth of news in the first week of 2024. the supreme court announced that it will hear a case on trumps ballot eligibilit...

The odds, trump remains anabella. thats a great example, the argument that he was not tried or charged with insurrection. i dont think thats the strongest argument, but it is an argument to be made. i think the constitutions text alone does not require a criminal prosecution. but you asked about the issues that the court may consider. they may consider one global issue. for example, is donald trump at officer within the meaning of section three of the 14th amendment? that would give some guidanc...