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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 it's time to put former Pres. Donald Trump "in a bull's-eye" days before the Republican nominee survived an assassination attempt.

On July 8, Biden made the remark in a private call with top Democratic donors and bundlers in his National Finance Committee. 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 he meant that the focus should be on Trump's policies and the alleged lies he told during the pair's first TV debate.

Asked whether he had done any "soul searching" after Saturday's attempted assassination, 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 because it may incite somebody?"

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Biden continued, "I have not engaged in that rhetoric. Now, my opponent has engaged in that rhetoric," indicating that Trump's apparent forgiveness of Jan. 6 rioters could have incited violence.

In addition, he batted away questions about concerns regarding his ability to lead the US for another four years. He said: "Look, 14 million people voted for me to be the nominee in the Democratic Party, okay? I listen to them."

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Asked whether he had done any "soul searching" after Saturday's attempted assassination, 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?"

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Biden Admits Bull's-Eye Comment on Trump Was a 'Mistake'

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