Judges in two states will consider whether Trump’s involvement in the January 6 attack is grounds for removing him from future elections
Could Donald Trump actually be booted off ballots in Colorado, Minnesota, and perhaps other states? The Guardian’s Sam Levine took a look at the cases in August, and here’s what he found:
As Donald Trump fights a mountain of criminal charges, a separate battle over his eligibility to run for president in 2024 is fast emerging.
A provision in the Civil War-era federal constitutional amendment bars people who engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office.
But there are key unresolved questions: Which actions meet that threshold? Who can enforce it? And what is the burden of proof necessary to bar someone from the ballot under that provision?
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