Griswold – in an interview with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Saturday – chimed in on the decide’s determination that discovered Trump engaged in rebellion however rejected an try to forestall his title from showing on the state’s poll.
The choice arrived after a lawsuit from a D.C.-based ethics watchdog argued that the previous president’s actions linked to the occasions of Jan. 6, 2021 conflicted with a Civil Warfare-era Constitutional modification to bar folks from holding workplace who “engaged in rebellion or rebel” in opposition to the Structure.
Griswold, after Velshi referred to the choice as being removed from a “victory,” stated she was “shocked” by the ruling and the MSNBC anchor was “actually hitting it on the pinnacle.”
“The concept any official who would interact in rebellion can be barred from taking workplace besides the presidency is extremely shocking. That mainly signifies that the presidency is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for rebellion,” stated Griswold, including that it was “very troubling” to her.
“The American folks have to know that the president, the particular person – if anyone – the particular person most accountable for defending the Structure, truly has an obligation to take action. So I’m proper there with you. I discover it very troubling that the president of the US might interact in rebellion and in contrast to all people else, might then be president once more.”
