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>> all right, congresswoman, take a bow. i think that was one of the best, best moments that ive ever witnessed. terms of a congress, man or a woman out there, you know,woma being able to literally stomp college university presidents on what was a lay up question and they deserved to get fired. two down, one to go, in my opinion, you for being with us. we appreciate it. now, tonight, former president trump announced he iss appealing maines democratic secretary of state>e decision to ban him from...

The petition came in response to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that the former president had engaged in insurrection and was ineligible to hold office under the 14th Amendment.

The court could determine whether Trump should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment as a slew of states consider the issue.

Decision for maines democratic secretary of state trumps attorneys write president trump is aggrieved by the order because the secretary was a biased decision maker who should have recused herself and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner. the secretary of state ruled the former president is ineligible for the primary ballot there because she says he engaged in an insurrection and violated the 14th amendment. >> im mindful there is no precedent for secretary of state to deny ballot access ...

Challenge and the decision made by main secretary of state to keep trump off the ball? >> i think its extremely valid, and by all accounts, she being the secretary of state of maine, followed the law of maine to the letter of the law. she held a public hearing, which was required. she did it based on the timeline. it became by the main law, and she reached a determination based on evidence, as similar to what the colorado supreme court found in a very methodical process that donald trump encoura...

Read the section of the constitution, and it doesnt say how it gets decided, whether or not an individual engaged in insurrection. >> correct. in the section three, it doesnt -- its silent as to that. section five it says that congress shall be the one to enforce this. you know, the way i have looked at that, congress has done two separate things to enforce this. they passed 18 usc 2383, which is the insurrection ban. that specific statute does provide for a prison sentence. it also provides for...

Traffic controllers and those pilots, and the fact that that japan airlines pilot could very likely not have seen the much smaller coast guard plane in the moments before he landed here. david? >> david: and as you reported, cleared right beforehand to land. matt gutman in tokyo again tonight. matt, thank you. back here at home and to the race for the white house. late today, former president trump officially asking the supreme court now to overturn the decision by colorados supreme court to r...

I understand legality does not necessarily correlate with justice.

Any potential damage to Trump supporters’ faith in democracy is by far the lesser evil compared to the damage he will do if he becomes president again. If one believes Trump has betrayed the country – and he did – then politics should not stop the law from holding him accountable for his crimes.

These prerequisites to hold the office of the presidency are not technicalities, and they are not decided by the voters, writes Nick Akerman