January 6th Should Be "Disqualification Day" for Adjudicated Insurrectionist Trump

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🗓️ 6 January 2025

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A new piece published in "The Hill" contends, " Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now." Glenn asks: How realistic is it to expect the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause to make a robust showing during the January 6th certification of the electoral college votes?

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0:00.0	It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and MSNBC analyst Glenn Kirchner.
0:11.8	According to a new article, Congress has the power to block Donald Trump from taking office on January 20th.
0:22.7	Glenn talks about that next on Justice Matters.
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1:02.0	Hey all, Glenn Kirshner here. So friends, as January 6th election certification day approaches,
1:10.6	let's have one more go.
1:13.2	At the 14th Amendment's disqualification of an insurrectionist from being sworn in as president,
1:21.3	academic discussion, though this may prove to be.
1:26.3	I want to start by reading a short piece that ran in the Hill a few days ago, authored by
1:32.8	two lawyers, each of whom was previously a clerk at the United States Supreme Court.
1:40.7	Headline, Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now.
1:49.2	And that article begins, the Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is
1:55.9	ineligible to be president.
1:58.3	This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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