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The ReidOut with Joy Reid

Can the 14th amendment truly bar Trump from becoming president again?

The ReidOut with Joy Reid

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🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this edition of The Reidout we cover how Fulton County DA Fani Willis has released a blistering response to House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan's decision to investigate her investigation. Also in this episode, the libraries of 13 former presidents, both Republican and Democrat, have issued an unprecedented warning about the state of U.S. democracy as we see an uptick in violent rhetoric from politicians on the right. Plus, Colorado voters have filed a lawsuit to keep Donald Trump off the ballot raising the question: Can the 14th amendment truly bar him from becoming president again? All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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0:00.0

Tonight on The Readout, I make decisions in this office based on the facts and the law.

0:10.6

The law is completely nonpartisan.

0:12.7

That's how decisions are made in every case.

0:15.1

We look at the facts, we look at the law, and we bring charges.

0:20.4

That was Fulton County DA Fawni Willis last month when she indicted Donald Trump in 18

0:25.4

others.

0:26.4

Today, she released a blistering response to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim

0:30.9

Jordan's decision to investigate her investigation.

0:35.7

Also tonight the libraries of 13 former presidents, Republican and Democrat, issue an unprecedented

0:41.9

warning about the state of U.S. democracy as we see an uptick in violent rhetoric from

0:47.1

politicians on the right.

0:49.0

Plus, Colorado voters file a lawsuit to keep Trump off the ballot, raising the question.

0:55.3

Then the 14th amendment truly bar him from becoming president again.

1:03.2

Good evening, I'm Jonathan K. Partt in for Joy Read.

1:05.8

We begin tonight with a slew of legal developments today on multiple fronts, all involving the

1:11.2

many criminal cases of Donald Trump and his associates.

1:15.0

Starting with Peter Navarro, a former advisor in the Trump White House who just a short

1:19.6

time ago was found guilty by a DC jury on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress

1:25.9

for refusing to comply with the subpoena from the House January 6th select committee last

1:30.3

year.

1:31.3

In their closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors that Navarro, quote, thinks he's above

1:36.1

the law, and in this country, nobody is above the law.

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