Push to Disqualify Trump via 14th Amendment Ramps Up Despite Opposition from GOP Field

Critics of Donald Trump are increasingly leaning into the theory that a section of the 14th Amendment could keep the former president off the ballot in 2024, but Trump’s challengers — and NR’s legal experts — aren’t sold.

The idea of using Section 3 of the amendment to keep Trump from running in 2024 has exploded in popularity in the last week and came to a head on Wednesday as Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington filed a lawsuit based on the theory. The lawsuit, filed by the liberal group on behalf of six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, argues that the “insurrection” provision in the amendment disqualifies Trump from running for president.

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Critics of Donald Trump are increasingly leaning into the theory that a section of the 14th Amendment could keep the former president off the ballot in 2024, but Trump’s challengers — and NR’s legal experts — aren’t sold.

The idea of using Section 3 of the amendment to keep Trump from running in 2024 has exploded in popularity in the last week and came to a head on Wednesday as Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington filed a lawsuit based on the theory. The lawsuit, filed by the liberal group on behalf of six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, argues that the “insurrection” provision in the amendment disqualifies Trump from running for president.