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Worrying about “consequences” is not a legal argument.

Context, at the legislative history perhaps, or the intent behind. it or the conversations around it. is it going to be enough to say, because the founding fathers left out the word president, that is it? thats all the marbles? >> -- enough. i -- when you go back to when this was actually passed after the civil war, i think its unfathomable that robert e. lee could have engaged run for president after someone who -- couldnt run for president back, and because he engaged in -- also engaged in the...

Argument, but there is some messaging thats intended to get these supreme court justices to say, dont overdo it, dont bend over backwards to not look like youre on my side. i dont know how a lawyer with your experience evaluated statement like that. >> i think they are working the rafts. but i dont think, you dont, certainly, this court has a very conservative worldview. i dont know that theyre in a bag for trump. but i do think that it may be easier for them to find some off ramp to avoid decid...

A hearing was held Wednesday in federal court over a new lawsuit aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump off the ballot in New Hampshire.

The state's top GOP leaders said Wednesday that Secretary Bellows made the wrong decision based on her own personal feelings, calling her 'unfit' for her role as Secretary of State.

Activist Chaz Stevens argues in a new lawsuit that Trump should be disqualified under the same legal theory that led to him being kicked off ballots in Colorado and Maine.

Legal experts agree: Donald Trump has numerous legal arguments at his disposal to fight back against states removing him from the presidential ballot. Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump is disqualified for the presidency under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Then last week, Ma...

Something that and the constitution. you can say the court got the interpretation wrong. what if the constitution says x, you cant just decide, well, well just let the people decide. >> yes, this is an argument that has some appeal at a got level. we think about our democracy, everybody gets to cast a vote, and choose what they want for president. but the constitution itself is created by the will of the people. even the 14th amendment had to be approved by two thirds of congress, and then three...

Does that hold any weight for? you >> it really doesnt. the trial court actually held an exhaustive process. there was a five-day trial. there were 15 witnesses. there were thousands of pages of documents. there were hours of video. it was extensive argument from top lawyers on all side. there was a great deal of process. and this idea of not having a conviction is really a red herring over 150 years. courts have, eight occasions, most of them after the civil war, one of them last year, hello he...

He had a trial. he was acquitted. and that is something that i would expect him to argue is -- that should be in control of. here moreover, congress has passed its going to -- be 18 usc 23 83 that -- incorporated this 14th amendment section into the criminal code and gave it a procedure, which is indictment and criminal trial. the fact that they expanded the definition beyond the 14th amendment to basically any anybody, not just officers, of the united states, anybody who engages in an insurrect...