Donald Trump Has 'Proved His Criminal Intent'—Kirschner

Donald Trump has shown his support for a new insurrection after calling for the Constitution to be terminated in response to his false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, according to a former federal prosecutor.

Glenn Kirschner, a legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC and frequent critic of the former president, was reacting to Trump's Truth Social post on December 3, in which the Republican wrote that he should be reinstated as president and the results of the last election ignored.

While continuing to declare falsely that the 2020 election was rigged against him, Trump wrote that "Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution."

Kirschner tweeted that, by calling for the Constitution to be terminated, Trump has "indisputably & beyond a reasonable doubt—proved his criminal intent."

Expanding on these remarks on his YouTube channel, Kirschner suggested that Trump has "pretty much sealed the deal" with regards to proving his criminal intent for prosecutors investigating his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, as well as the former president's actions around the January 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol.

Kirschner added that Trump suggesting the Constitution be terminated is part of his plan to inspire "the insurrection, part two."

"Donald Trump is now advocating that the constitution be terminated, the results of the presidential election be thrown out, and that he'd be declared the rightful winner, and he's using this declaration to recruit new insurrectionists," Kirschner said.

"It's pretty clear Donald Trump needs, wants, and is looking for a new batch of insurrectionists. Why? Well, because he lost his last batch. They're going to trial. They're getting convicted, and they're being imprisoned.

"So he needs more foot soldiers. He needs more boots for 'insurrection, the sequel.'"

Kirschner added that, with Trump's latest remarks, the Department of Justice has "probable cause plus, plus, plus, plus plus" to indict Trump and that they now must charge him to "put a stop to this dangerous insanity."

Laurence H. Tribe, a constitutional law professor at Harvard Law School, also said that Trump is hoping for a new insurrection with his latest remarks regarding the Constitution.

"It's a distinctive statement. It sort of says the quiet part out loud—that he has no reverence for the country, for anything other than himself," Tribe told The Washington Post. "This is like saying, 'You want to see an insurrection? I'll show you an insurrection. I'll just tear the whole thing up.'"

Outgoing Illinois Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger was one of the GOP figures to criticize Trump for his remarks while also condemning those within the Republican Party who have not spoken out about the former president's desire to terminate the Constitution.

"With the former President calling to throw aside the constitution, not a single conservative can legitimately support him, and not a single supporter can be called a conservative," Kinzinger tweeted. "This is insane. Trump hates the constitution."

In his tweet, Kinzinger tagged GOP House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, Ohio congressman Jim Jordan, and New York rep. Elise Stefanik.

In a statement, White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates added: "Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned."

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