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Richard Blumenthal: “The constitutional argument that somehow Donald Trump can’t be convicted simply because he’s no longer in office is…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
The constitutional argument that somehow Donald Trump can’t be convicted simply because he’s no longer in office is flat-out wrong, on common sense, on a plain reading of the Constitution, on the assessment of remedies. He can still be barred from future office.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut
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msnbc.com

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Richard Blumenthal argues against the notion that Trump cannot be convicted after leaving office.

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