With the potential third indictment of former President Donald Trump focused on the possibility he sparked an “insurrection” to challenge President Joe Biden’s election, legal experts are growing more confident that the goal is to block the Republican from serving a second term.
Unlike the other two indictments, the expected third is linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and certification of Biden’s election, and allegations that Trump incited the violence inside the building.
If that leads to just one conviction, the insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment written to ban Confederates from serving in office could trigger a ban on Trump taking any office again, even if he is chosen as the next president on Election Day 2024.
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