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On the recordJanuary 12, 2021
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment prohibits any person who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States from holding any office under the United States in his conduct while president of the United States.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Jeffries explains the constitutional basis for impeaching Trump and preventing him from holding office again.

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