There are various theories floating about the liberal, legal world of ways he could be disqualified from office. Prokop: I think that ship sailed back in the second impeachment trial when Trump was impeached. The Republicans did not want to convict him and ban him from holding future office but they chose not to. And all of the other legal theories about how he could be disqualified aren't going to work.
For the first time in American history, a former president faces federal charges. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael and Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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