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constitutional law professor, laurence tribe. professor tribe is gonna join us in just a moment. but chesebro once worked as tribes research assistant while he was a law student. and later helped him represent al gore during the 2000 election. the times reports that enamel, and a previous memo drafted weeks earlier, chesebro quoted a clause from a law review article, by mr. trump about bush v. gore, asked for supports that only real, only real legal deadline is january the 6th. in an essay published this week on the legal website jus ofessor tribe says chesebro, quote, relied on a gross misrepresentation of my scholarship. i think that chesebro was citing my work in support of the very opposite conclusion to undercut the constitutional status of the electoral counts act. professor of constitutional law at harvard university, lawrence
election. the times reports that enamel, and a previous memo drafted weeks earlier, chesebro quoted a clause from a law review article, by mr. trump about bush v. gore, asked for supports that only real, only real legal deadline is january the 6th. in an essay published this week on the legal website just security, professor tribe says she's burrows were, quote, relied on a gross misrepresentation of my scholarship. i think that chesebro a setting my work in support of the very opposite conclusion to undercut the constitutional status of the electoral counts act. professor of constitutional law amherst -- harvard university, lawrence tribe joins me now. first, drive it is great to see you again. thanks for coming back. i'm back on the show. we can't speak to a better person about this than you. as i mentioned, kenneth chesebro played a key role in this fake electors plot. could you expand for us and our
advice. this is using the tools of law to dismantle the country. that's what's important. it's not so important that a former research assistant of mine evidently didn't have any moral compass or conscience. >> so speaking of dismantling democracy, i, mean in the jaw security article you write, quote, removing the guardrails of electoral counts act as chesebro sought to do could ravenously endanger our entire system of self government under law. do you fear that chesebro and other trump allies have now laid the groundwork for another future attempt to overturn unfavorable election results. but they may have learned where the safety valves are. and next time around know how to manipulate the system and exploit the loopholes? >> absolutely. this was a dry run. and it is true that next time around, trump is not going to be president, not in november
it's not so important that a former research assistant of mine evidently didn't have any moral compass or conscience. >> so speaking of dismantling democracy, and that just security article you write, quote, removing the guardrails of electoral counts act as chesebro sought to do could ravenously endanger our entire system of self government under law. do you fear that chesebro and other trump allies have now laid the groundwork for another future attempt to overturn unfavorable election results. but they may have learned where the safety valves are. and next time around know how to manipulate the system and exploit the loopholes? >> absolutely. this was a dry run. and it is true that next time around, trump is not going to be president, not in november of 24, he won't have the tools
tribes research assistant while he was a law student. and later helped him represent al gore during the 2000 election. the times reports that in the memo, and a previous memo drafted weeks earlier, chesebro quoted a clause from a law review article, by mr. trump about bush v. gore, asked for supports that only real, only real legal deadline is january the 6th. in an essay published this week on the legal website just security, professor tribe says chesebro work, quote, relied on a gross misrepresentation of my scholarship. adding that chesebro was citing my work in support of the very opposite conclusion to undercut the constitutional status of the electoral counts act. professor of constitutional law at harvard university, lawrence tribe joins me now. first, it is great to see you again. thanks for coming back. back on the show. we can't speak to a better person about this than you. as i mentioned, kenneth
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that big board breakdown. in the aftermath of the attack, there is a little known law getting big attention and a big endorsement today to change it from one of the most powerful men in washington. we're talking about the electoral count act since just after the civil war after the presidential election of 1876. you remember that one. remember what happened? here aquick refresh. four states delivered different selectors, a commission was formed and they decided which batch of lectors were the real ones, yada, yada, rutherford hayes became president. and hence the electoral counts act. saying basically the only valid slate of electors are the ones confirmed by the governor unless the house and senate vote to reject them for whatever reason. and it is that part that supporters of former president trump were hanging their hats on when then vice president mike pence went to the hill to provide over the counting of the votes. so now, more than a hundred years after this act was put in place, there seems to be some growing bipartisan support for