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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Trump could be banned from ever entering White House again using Civil War-era clause

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Two nonprofit groups — including the group that challenged several GOP House members’ eligibility to serve because of their support for the January 6 attack on the Capitol — are looking to use the same provision of the US Constitution to keep Donald Trump off the ballot next year.

Free Speech for People and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington are preparing to ask courts to disqualify the twice-impeached, indicted ex-president from appearing on ballots in multiple states because his actions before and during the riot amount to support for “insurrection” against the United States.

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