Spotlight How two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Feb 5, 2024 Feb 5, 2024 Updated Aug 10, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands.kAmp =2H AC@76DD@C 2E x?5:2?2 &?:G6CD:EJ[ |28=:@442 7:8FC65 96 H@F=5 C6D62C49 E96 9:DE@CJ @7 EH@ =@?8\?68=64E65 D6?E6?46D :? E96 r@?DE:EFE:@?VD `cE9 p>6?5>6?E] s2E:?8 E@ E96 A6C:@5 ;FDE 27E6C E96 r:G:= (2C[ E96J AC@9:3:E E9@D6 H9@ Q6?82865 :? :?DFCC64E:@? @C C636==:@?Q 7C@> 9@=5:?8 @77:46]k^AmkAm~? y2?] e[ a_a`[ 27E6C E96?\!C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>AVD DFAA@CE6CD DE@C>65 E96 &]$] r2A:E@= E@ ECJ E@ 3=@4< 46CE:7:42E:@? @7 9:D =@DD E@ y@6 q:56?[ |28=:@442 H2E4965 2D #6AF3=:42?D DF49 2D $6?D] |:E49 |4r@??6== 2?5 |:EE #@>?6J 56D4C:365 E96 2EE24< 2D 2? 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