Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.

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      11 months ago

      He doesn’t have to be found guilty of insurrection at trial for the clause to take effect - the bar is lower than that. All that’s necessary is that he be accepted by the court as having been somewhat involved either directly or indirectly.