The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics group argues that the former president is not qualified to run for office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
CREW's argument against Trump is based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars any official who has"taken an oath" to protect the Constitution from engaging"in insurrection or rebellion" or"given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
Trump, when sworn into office in January 2017,"swore a sacred oath" to defend the Constitution, Bookbinder wrote in his letter to the former president. "By summoning a violent mob to disrupt the transition of presidential power mandated by the Constitution after having sworn to defend the same, you made yourself ineligible to hold public office again," read the document.in September under the 14th Amendment for his involvement in the January 6 attack.
CREW, along with several New Mexico-based law firms, represented residents in a lawsuit against former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, whichfor participating in several"Stop the Steal" rallies prior to January 6 and for breaching the Capitol on the day of the riot. In his decision, State District Court Judge Francis Mathew wrote that Griffin engaged in the insurrection even if he hadn't"personally engaged in violence" during the breach,
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