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Agree with ax. to put him off the ballot is wrong. we are a nation of laws, not of men. i disagree with what president trump did or didnt do, but he was not convicted of a crime. let them have a day in court, then we can talk about colorado and maine and other states. until that moment, kicking them off the ballot, unamerican and wrong. that is why hes going to be able to gain ground in this election. >> harris: my reading and understanding of all inindictments, january 6 is not among those he f...

>> the first question is multiple teams. dont assume theres one master plan or one brain trust of coordination. i have a sense that there are different groups of lawyer who is are focused on each of these matters. theres some overlap. but he has hired, understandably, specialists that will argue that the 14th amendment matter who will defend the criminal charges and lawyer who is are civil litigants in the cases in new york city. the one point thats interesting about timing is that i think the d...

And the way that you can have the 14th amendment and also jim crow. and also lynching. and they brought that, it wasnt nazi government production, they brought his report back to munich and berlin, and they used it as the basis for discussion for writing the nuremberg law to strip jews of their citizenship in germany. they learned some of that from us. and if you think that its something in the german character that makes you susceptible to fascism, i invite you to spend time thinking about that...

Trump lawyers expected to appeal two decisions to remove him from primary ballots in colorado and maine. colorado secretary of state yesterday underscoring her support for the decision by that states supreme court. >> i think it is important to note that we are only here because donald trump incited the insurrection. he has created the situation for himself. there is clear language in the constitution in section three of the 14th amendment for this exact situation. i believe he is a threat to de...

Disqualify the former president based on the 14th amendment, also the 14th amendment of section 3 which says you cant hold certain offices if you have engaged in insurrection against the united states. that doesnt apply to the office of the president. this is not something that should even apply, and they also say that she is basing this on all kinds of facts that are not true, that trump is not actually an insurrectionist, based on those arguments, the former president and legal team are saying...

Going to rise or fall depending on those other constitutional challenges to her ruling.>> and oregon could be the next state, a third state that tries to bar trump from a primary ballot, should trumps legal team be concerned about that state and even more joining the effort? >> reporter: i think they need to be concerned, anywhere that people are trying to strike him from the ballot, if you are a former lawyer and there are states that are trying to knock you off the ball it -- ballot, absolutel...

Have introduced a destabilizing element that could be replicated in tit for tat politics for years to come. would you agree with that? do you have a different take, john? what do you think? >> trace, generally i do agree with jonathan turley when it comes to analyzing impeachments and efforts to go against president trump. i dont agree with him on 95% of other things. on this one i think hes right. president trumps critics have taking the step of trying to use the court system to knock him out o...

Maine disqualifying him from the republican primary ballot. it comes after both states ruled trump is ineligible under section 3 of the 14th amendment which bars insurrectionists from holding office. trump will appeal the colorado decision to the supreme court and the maine decision to maines superior court. zachary cohen joins us now. help us understand the arguments being made in the appeals. what are the former presidents chances? >> yeah, first its important to know that the looming politica...

Is anywhere expecting. were expecting the one for colorado to happen shortly thereafter. what you have here is maines democratic secretary of state ruled therefore that appeal is to the maine supreme court. the colorado decision, that came there colorado supreme court. so were still waiting for the trump team appeal to the u.s. supreme court when it comes to colorado. critics say the high court should put this issue to rest and end these challenges nationwide. >> this theory is wrong. its wrong ...

On Friday's broadcast of CNN's "Situation Room," Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) responded to a question on the witnesses at the hearing | Clips