On January 20, 2017, you stood on the West Front of the United States Capitol, placed your left hand on the Bible, and swore a sacred oath to 'preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.' On January 6, 2021, an insurrection that you incited culminated in a violent attack on the same hallowed grounds, where Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election pursuant to the 12th Amendment and the Electoral Count Act, 3 U.S.C. 'Should you seek or secure any future elected or appointed government office including the presidency of the United States,' CREW president Noah Bookbinder wrote in a letter sent to Trump, 'we will pursue your disqualification under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on your engaging in the insurrection that culminated on January 6, 2021.'Īs the letter explains, 'Section 3 of the 14th Amendment provides that no individual who engages in insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution-after having previously taken an oath to support it-shall hold any federal or state office (unless Congress, by a vote of two-thirds in each house, removes such disability).'ĬREW believes you are barred from holding office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment because you engaged in insurrection against the Constitution you swore to defend. you made yourself ineligible to hold public office again.' 'By summoning a violent mob to disrupt the transition of presidential power. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington told former President Donald Trump on Thursday that if he tries to return to the White House or runs for any other political office in 2024, the D.C.-based watchdog will, using the 14th Amendment's anti-insurrectionist clause, attempt to disqualify him for fomenting last year's deadly right-wing riot at the U.S.

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