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Of trump's argument that the maine secretary of state, we just heard her, was politically biased against him? >> i think that's probably the least-effective argument he'll make in the courts of this proceeding. the court is unlikely to take that into great consideration. the maine secretary of state serves i think at the discretion of the governor. she was appointed in her position. most folks in those positions have political affiliations. i don't think any of those indicators undermine her decision. but it's the questions of process, the questions of what is the sort of due process that he w...

It's a little different than some of the other oaths that other officers, as defined under federal law and the constitution, take. so there is that difference. that's why the supreme court is going to have to settle that officer question. you know, when we think about it in lay terms, we think, well of course the president is an officer of the united states. but there is actually sort of extensive constitutional debate over that. and that's supreme court territory. >> speaking of the supreme court, andrew, how much pressure is the u.s. supreme court under right now to take this into considerat...

What's your reaction? >> on january 6th committee, we argued he was an officer, an election official whose job was to uphold the laws he was elected to represent. we're seeing officer, legal interpretation. the best argument would be he was not involved with trying to prevent the transfer of power. instead we're seeing procedural arguments. i do find it interesting that the first arguments that are being presented relate to process, procedure, bias. but not the actual facts, that he had nothing to do with insurrection and preventing the lawful transfer of power. >> it's on tape what he was say...

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