Investigations with former president. should trump people know to run in the first place? caucus and says no, he s making the constitutional case for it. plus, florida men. trump dissenters sunshine state could be the temporary center for gop politics. a new congressman around the corner, on what needs to be done right now just protect dreamers. this is american voices. this is american voices. we begin this hour with a new special counsel investigation into donald trump. trump s attempt to distract. this makes another bid for the white house. on friday, eternal general garland appointed special counsel to take over the gop s investigation into the classified documents seized from mar-a-lago and key aspects of trump s role to overturn president biden s victory. federal prosecutor once served
As the head of gop oversaw public corruption cases and those related to the investigations. garland says the appointed smith to avoid perception of any conflict of interest. since trump is now officially running for president, garland s boss, present, biden intends to run for reelection. trump s response should come as no surprise. last night at mar-a-lago, trump told a crowd of supporters that he is one of the most honest people in the country. immediately contradicting himself with moralize of a stolen election. the corruption highly political justice department just appointed a super radical left special counsel. this is a rigged deal, just as the 2020 election was rigged. we ll get into fall to that was nonsense. for trump wasn t, or let s remember exactly how he got here. donald trump s own words under repeated lies about the 2020 election paved the grounds for the january 6th insurrection at the capitol.
Is running again. some say trump should be not allowed to run at all. david cicilline plans to introduce new legislation that bans trump from running for federal office. in section of the federal amendment. it forbids anybody engaged in insurrection from holding elected position. congressman david cicilline joins me now congressman thank you for being with us. your reaction first to the attorney general appointing a new special counsel. well i think the attorney general s decision is consistent with his entire approach to leading the department of justice. i think it is the right decision, he understands that former president trump now being a candidates, president biden having expressed his intention to seek reelection, that it was important to have a second council so that can be confident if the judgment being made based on the evidence and the law and without regard to any political consideration so i think that made the right decision that he appointed somebody, a person of
Extraordinary integrity who is ahead of that public integrity unit at the department of justice and is currently working as a head of the international court sees and is an experienced prosecutor and i think the attorney general made the right decision. congressman, walk us through the 14th amendment argument that trump should not be allowed to run for office in the first place. well our founders made explicit in the constitution under the 14th amendment section three that somebody who is engaged in insurrection or aiding and abetting and giving comfort to those who did is barred and disqualified from holding federal office. they go then to section five of the 14th amendment and specifically say that congress is authorized to enact legislation to enforce this provision. so it is very clear that our founders intended that congress would preclude and prevent anybody who inciting an insurrection against the united states from holding federal office admit that makes perfect sense of course that you would not want a president or anyone else in federal office who was
Trail. i can only guess that angie would have been probably overwhelmed to know that so many of you were still thinking about her all those years later. angie was really special, and she they have left our hearts and minds. you still think about her? i do. you fought pretty hard to find out who killed her. i did. you should feel some accomplishment at that. i feel that maybe she can rest in peace. she died such a horrific death, that she deserved to rest in peace. that s all for this edition of dateline. i m craig melvin. thank you for watching. hello, everyone. i m alicia menendez. ahead of this, our new special counsel. attorney general garland cites extraordinary circumstances for