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Thursday, October 13, 2022

This Pudding Has No Theme

Gerard N. Magliocca

The January 6th Committee held its final public hearing today. While the Committee is doing some solid investigative work, there is a conspicuous lack of conclusions or recommendations from that body other than: "Don't vote for Donald Trump again." 

I hope that the Committee's written report will fill that gap. In particular, the report could do a real service by explaining how and why Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to the facts found by the investigation. Indeed, Representative Raskin alluded to this issue in his statement today. A Section Three analysis from the Committee would be useful for drafting enforcement legislation, evaluating eligibility challenges made against members-elect in future Congresses, and informing the inevitable litigation on Donald Trump's provisional presidential candidacy in 2024.


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