If Trump pardons the felons convicted of seditious conspiracy, he will have given "aid and comfort" to people who have been proven to "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion."
That means he will disqualify himself from holding the office of President, under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. And the only way …
If Trump pardons the felons convicted of seditious conspiracy, he will have given "aid and comfort" to people who have been proven to "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion."
That means he will disqualify himself from holding the office of President, under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. And the only way to overcome that disqualification is a vote of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress.
It just occurred to me today.
If Trump pardons the felons convicted of seditious conspiracy, he will have given "aid and comfort" to people who have been proven to "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion."
That means he will disqualify himself from holding the office of President, under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. And the only way to overcome that disqualification is a vote of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress.