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Ed Case: “For him to gain a third term, it would either be a complete…”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase testifies at Hawai'i Senate hearing on Trump admin threat to rule of law

Published | Video Starts at 30:06

I mean, I think the chances are are low, very low. There's no plausible legal argument for it, no plausible legal argument whatsoever. And so For him to gain a third term, it would either be a complete overturning of our, the foundations of our, of our country, including our Constitution, or some corruption or I don't want to say corruption, but collusion and co-option of the federal judiciary. And I think those are unlikely possibilities. And so I think frankly, like many things with this president, he throws things out there to, to sometimes get people riled up, sometimes to speak to his base, you know, sometimes to distract from a particular issue. (30:06–30:27)

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