Donald Trump violated his oath of office when he incited the January 6th insurrection. Under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, he is disqualified from serving in government office.
So if he decides to run for president, we will be taking action.🧵citizensforethics.org
So if he decides to run for president, we will be taking action.🧵citizensforethics.org
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars anyone who took an “oath…to support the Constitution” as an “officer of any State” and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” or gave “aid or comfort” to insurrectionists from holding federal office.
Sound like someone we know?
Sound like someone we know?
Before votes had even been cast, Trump started sowing doubt about the results to millions of his supporters.
On July 19, 2020, Trump told Chris Wallace that "mail-in voting is going to rig the election” and refused to say he would accept the election results.
On July 19, 2020, Trump told Chris Wallace that "mail-in voting is going to rig the election” and refused to say he would accept the election results.
On September 29, Donald Trump told the Proud Boys to “Stand back and stand by” in a debate against Joe Biden. Proud Boys membership grew exponentially following Trump’s orders and Proud Boys later led the siege of the Capitol on January 6.
On November 3, election night, Trump falsely claimed victory, telling the audience that a “very sad group of people” was trying to disenfranchise the “millions and millions” who had voted for him. “We won’t stand for it,” he said.
On November 7, most media outlets declared Biden had won the presidency. Trump refused to concede and he and his allies filed 62 lawsuits challenging the election results, some of which were based on claims they knew were false.
On December 19, Donald Trump published his infamous tweet calling his supporters to DC on January 6th, the day of the electoral certification in Congress. "Big protests in D.C. on January 6. Be there. Will be wild!"
On January 4, 2021, Trump told a Georgia rally, “If the liberal democrats take the Senate and the White House—and they are not taking the White House—we are going to fight like hell.”
At noon on January 6, after he was told that armed supporters were nearby, Trump started talking to his supporters at the Ellipse. Here are some of the things he said:
“We will not let them silence your voices. We’re not going to let it happen, I’m not going to let it happen.”
“We will not let them silence your voices. We’re not going to let it happen, I’m not going to let it happen.”
“After this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you….we’re going to walk down to the Capitol.”
“We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
“We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
Trump’s supporters then spent hours attacking the Capitol, targeting lawmakers and fighting and injuring law enforcement. Trump eventually called on them to go home, letting them know he knew their pain and saying “we love you.”
All of this amounts to fomenting a violent insurrection, based on lies, that was intended to block the certification of a free and fair election. Trump has clearly violated the Disqualification Clause, and that means he has disqualified himself from serving as president.
We’ve already successfully removed an insurrectionist from office in the first successful use of the Disqualification Clause in court in 150 years, and we’re no stranger to standing up to Trump’s abuses.
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