The former president 'forfeited his right to ever hold federal office again for leading an insurrection against the United States.'
his 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday, Rep. David Cicilline was circulating a letter to his fellow Democratic lawmakers calling on them to support legislation that would bar Trump from running, citing his involvement in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Lawmakers have until Thursday at noon to sign on as original co-sponsors of the legislation, which states that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars anyone from holding public office if they,"having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States... to support the Constitution of the United States... engaged in insurrection of rebellion against the same.
Cicilline noted that hearings held by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol earlier this year demonstrated that Trump"engaged in insurrection on January 6 with the intention of overturning the lawful 2020 election results."that Trump planned for thousands of his supporters to march to the U.S.
Also on Tuesday night, Free Speech for the People and Mi Familia Vota launched a campaign calling on secretaries of state across the U.S. to"follow the mandate of [Amendment] 14.3 and bar Trump from the ballot."
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