Court Battles Loom as Liberal Groups Look To Disqualify Trump From 2024 Ballots Using the Constitution’s ‘Insurrection Clause’

The 14th Amendment bars from office anyone who once took an oath to uphold the Constitution but then ‘engaged’ in ‘insurrection or rebellion’ against it. A growing number of legal scholars say the post-Civil War clause applies to the 45th president.

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President Trump arrives to speak at a rally on January 6, 2021, at Washington, D.C. AP/Jacquelyn Martin

As President Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal experts contend that a rarely used clause of the Constitution prevents him from being president after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The 14th Amendment bars from office anyone who once took an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged” in “insurrection or rebellion” against it. 

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