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and that the republican front-runner is heading into the new year with section 3 of the 14th amendment nipping at his heels. first it was colorado, now it s maine saying that trump is disqualified from being on the ballot. and let s not forget that more than a dozen other states with the 14th amendment have cases pending. 14th amendment cases. now the new ruling from the maine secretary of state is as fiery as it is somber. quote, i nclude as did the colorado supremeou that the record establishes that mr. trump over the course of several months and culminating on january 6, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters and direct them to the capitol to prevent certificati o the 2020 election and the peaceful transfer of power. i likeise conclude mr. trump was aware of the likely hood for ce and at least initially supported its useiven he both encouraged it with incendiary rhetoric and took no timely action to stop it. the weight of the evide ....
a lot to get to this morning, including another state removing donald trump from the 2024 republican presidential primary ballot. we will have expert legal and political analysis all not big decision from maine secretary of state. plus we will show you nikki haley attempt at cleaning up her highly criticized answer on the cause of the civil war. , also ahead, the latest from gaza. israeli forces continue to strike refugee camps where it believes hamas terrorists are hiding. this comes as the biden administration is putting more pressure on israel to protect civilians inside gaza. plus we ll take a look at the stories that dominated 2023, from two wars overseas to chaos on capitol hill, as well as the former presidents many legal battles as he enters a presidential election. a lot to go through. witness for all of it, nbc news national affairs analyst john heilemann, president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politicsnation the reverend al sharpton, was ....
for now, democratic opponent. i m paula ramos in for ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. democratic secretary of state now becomes the first election official to take action unilaterally. in the 30-page decision, she didn t come to that conclusion lightly. writing, quote, i outlined people that no secretary of state has ever deprived presidential candidate of ballot access based on section three of the 14th amendment. i m also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engage in insurrection. bells issued her ruling after a bipartisan group of former lawmakers challenge promised free position on the ballot and you should know that she s deposit decision but peeling the court. which trump said in the tens of. i ll also on thursday, california secretary of state chose to include trump s name on the list of candidates certified too run in the states presidential primary, despite a call for her not to do so from the state lieutenant governor. those d ....
friends. it is wednesday, december 27th, i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to including israeli forces shifting military efforts to southern and central gaza with officials warning the war could take many more months. and hours from now, antony blinken and alejandro mayor kas are set to meet with mexican president obrador. plus donald trump continues to claim he should be immune from any prosecution surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll have the latest there. also ahead, bus drivers across the country increasingly under attack on the job. we ll dig into an alarming trend and what officials are doing about it. with us this morning, jonathan lemire, susan paige, and retired four star navy admiral james stavridis. good morning to you all. let s begin together with israel expanding the ground invasion in gaza. this as the united states continues to urge israel to protect civilian lives and shift to a more low intensit ....
i m along with rachel, jessica, and jimmy. it s 5:00 in new york city. this is the five. well, democrats creating more election chaos as they try to stop americans from voting for donald trump. maine disqualifying the g.o.p. frontrunner from its 2024 ballot. and it s all thanks to the state s democrat secretary of state. she decided to follow colorado s lead and find trump to be ineligible under the 14th amendment s insurrection clause over his actions surrounding january 6th. she makes no secret she s a far left hack by routinely posting selfies with joe biden and barack obama. she is also an outspoken supporter of trump s second impeachment and of course, immediately ran to the liberal media to spike the football. first and foremost, it s important to know, my oath to the constitution, my obligations to the constitution and rule of law come before any other consideration. no other factors could weigh on that decision. and did not. i reviewed section 3 of the 1 ....