According to this recent essay in The Atlantic authored by J. Michael Luttig (a former federal judge) and Laurence H. Tribe (a retired law professor), the former commander-in-chief is a “treasonous president” who is prohibited from federal office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment (quoted in full below). Really? Although Judge Luttig and Professor Tribe have received a lot of liberal media attention lately, having taught constitutional law for 20+ years I am highly skeptical of their Trumpian conclusion. Nevertheless, as a public service I will go ahead and review their 30-paragraph polemic in my next post.



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