Could a 'treason clause' kick Trump off the ballot?

Could a 'treason clause' kick Trump off the ballot?

The 14th Amendment is not something anyone has discussed much since the 1800s.

But right now it's the talk of the town.

It includes a post-civil war clause that bars anyone from holding public office if they've engaged in an insurrection or rebellion.

Right now, there are lawyers, academics and die-hard constitutionalists who are working out if there's a legal channel to remove Trump's name from any electoral ballot on the grounds he tried to overturn democracy on January 6th 2020. We speak to a Watergate special prosecutor about what could happen. And we look at the Republican move to launch an impeachment enquiry into Joe Biden. Do they have evidence of wrong doing?

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MAGA brands anti-Trump protestors 'American traitors'

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Trump puts his enemies on the stand

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Trump wages war on the "enemy within"

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On today’s episode, the jaw-dropping personal account from a former government employee whose life has been turned upside down by the US President. Miles Taylor finds himself the subject of an unprece...

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Kimmel uncancelled: Is this a fight Trump can't win?

Kimmel uncancelled: Is this a fight Trump can't win?

Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air “indefinitely" last week by his ABC bosses at a Disney. But last night he came back. And he had plenty to say. We analyse the show, the reaction from...

24 Sep 202533min

How Trump's free speech crackdown is angering the Right

How Trump's free speech crackdown is angering the Right

As more details emerge about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk and more questions about his motivation, one thing is pretty clear - he is not obviously part of any "domestic terror network" of the k...

17 Sep 202538min

Are world leaders treating Trump like a useful idiot?

Are world leaders treating Trump like a useful idiot?

Donald Trump has told reporters (several times) that he is “ not thrilled “ by Benjamin Netanyahu's bombing of Hamas targets in Qatar. He’s told Netanyahu it’s “an unfortunate incident “. Just like he...

10 Sep 202533min

Has RFK Jr declared a war on science?

Has RFK Jr declared a war on science?

Why has America's health secretary RFK Jr fired the head of America's public health body? He says she was taking the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the wrong direction. She and her coll...

3 Sep 202539min

Does America really "want a dictator"?

Does America really "want a dictator"?

It's not the first time Donald Trump has overreached, but his latest assertion is that he has the right to do whatever he wants. Trump wants total control - of universities, the police and anyone he p...

27 Aug 202549min

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