Trump's latest attack on protesters is direct violation of constitution: expert

Former President Donald Trump is once again doubling down on a flagrantly unconstitutional punishment for protesters, MSNBC legal journalist Jordan Rubin wrote on Thursday.

He was referring to a Trump proposal of jail sentences for people who burn the American flag in response to anti-Israel protesters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago — an idea he also suggested earlier this summer.

It's a suggestion that has been pushed by some on the right for decades but it's not compatible with the Constitution, Rubin wrote.