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"We are confident that the fair-minded Supreme Court will unanimously affirm the civil rights of President Trump, and the voting rights of all Americans."

"[T]he legal arguments against disqualification are ultimately unsound, and most are very weak."

"[M]y bet is that... even the liberal justices will lean toward allowing voters to decide whether Trump is fit to be president."

Barring Trump from public office "would be the mildest of punishments."

The Jan. 6 riot "is something that could disqualify him, under our rules, and under the constitution."

"The former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and the resulting attack on the US Capitol, place him squarely within the ambit of the disqualification clause."

"[A] plain and fair reading of Section 3... demonstrates that Trump is constitutionally disqualified from holding future public office."

"I think it's really actually very clearcut... [Section 3 is] in general language, and so it applies to anyone who incites an insurrection or rebellion."

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In an interview with NBC News on Monday, US Pres. Joe Biden said it was a "mistake" to say that former Pres. Donald Trump should be put "in a bull's-eye" after the Republican nominee narrowly survived an assassination attempt over the weekend.

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Biden made the remark in a private call with donors the Monday before the shooting. It became public after Politico acquired a recording of the call and reported its contents.

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Speaking with NBC's Lester Holt, Biden said "it was a mistake to use the word," adding that what he meant was that the focus should be placed on Trump's policies and the lies he told during the pair's televized debate.

Asked whether he had done any "soul searching" and if he had considered whether his language might have incited violence, Biden said: "How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything 'cause it may incite somebody?"

"I have not engaged in that rhetoric," Biden continued. "My opponent has engaged in that rhetoric."

Biden also continued to bat away questions about concerns regarding his ability to lead the US for another four years. "Look, 14 million people voted for me to be the nominee in the Democratic Party, okay? I listen to them."

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