constitutional scholar john eastman explains in just moments daily routines change. but the land stays the same. there's ground to cover and a herd to feed. so run with us on a john deere gator. because being linked to the land means the work never stops. nothing runs like a deer. ♪ now according to the bright lights and the media of the countries in the midst of the 35th constitutional crisis worries at the 40th? i have lost track. >> look, we are dealing with a lawless president. he is unraveling and impulsive. he doesn't respect the constitution. speak with the serpent wrapped around the legs of the constitutional -- threatens to swallow it whole. our democracy stands on a nice edge. >> laura: now, you think those levers of democracy would at least have a few questions as to what looks like a coordinated effort by former and even president military leaders to publicly undercut the president of the united states. well, yesterday jim maddox he lashed out at trump saying at one point, we can unite without him only by adopting a new path. will we can be a country admir

. >> laura: joining me now is john eastman, claimant institute, senior fellow in constitutional scholarthend most interesting about this lawsuit? >> they were named only the city of seattle as the defendant and said if any of the organizers of occupied zone movement up there. i think they made a credible argument about how seattle government officials themselves were complicit. they provided the barriers and i think there's enough complicity there to hold seattle accountable for the damage that's been done. >> laura: this is what seattle's mainer said two weeks ago. >> our president wants to tell us a story about a domestic terrorist who had a radical agenda and fits his law and his "law & order" initiatives. it's simply not true. >> laura: are those remarks going to get her in trouble? the notion that those it's going to make accusations under sworn affidavits and verified complaints about the kind of damage that was done, and i think seattle is going to have to answer. by the way this goes back to the 14th amendment and equal protection clause and at the main thing that the equal prot