<p>If their attempts at weaponizing the justice system fail to stop Donald Trump with convictions, are the Dems poised to use the 14<sup>th</sup> Amendment to keep the former president from running?</p>
<p>Despite an array of indictments and charges, Donald Trump has not faltered one bit in the polls; in fact, he remains on a Juggernaut of a path to become the GOP nominee in 2024, which has prompted many to believe that in their next move, Democrats will try to use the 14<sup>th</sup> Amendment of the Constitution to derail his campaign.</p>
<p>Leading the pack is former Hillary Clinton running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, who recently said that he believes a strong legal argument can be made to use the 14th Amendment to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in 2024, citing Trump&#8217;s actions related to the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.</p>
<p>Shortly after Jan. 6, Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for inciting an insurrection amid his push to overturn his election loss, with 10 Republicans and all Democrats voting to impeach him.</p>
<p>He denied any wrongdoing, and while seven members of his own party joined Democrats to support his conviction, he was ultimately acquitted by the Senate.</p>
<p>&#8220;In my view, the attack on the Capitol that day was designed for a particular purpose at a particular moment, and that was to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power as is laid out in the Constitution,&#8221; Kaine said in an interview with ABC &#8220;This Week&#8221; anchor George Stephanopoulos. &#8220;So I think there&#8217;s a powerful argument to be made.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The language is specific,&#8221; Kaine argued, referring to a section of the Amendment that states that someone isn&#8217;t eligible for future office if, while they were previously in office, they took an oath to support the Constitution but then &#8220;engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or [gave] aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,&#8221; unless they are granted amnesty by a two-thirds vote of Congress.</p>
<p>Some legal scholars and advocacy groups agree that that would include Trump, though similar efforts against other Republicans have failed.</p>
<p>A Trump campaign spokesman previously called the potential use of the 14th Amendment &#8220;blatant election interference.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kaine also, during the same interview, that his congressional colleagues had debated using the 14th Amendment to remove Trump from office rather than pursuing a second impeachment in the wake of Jan. 6. He said he thought at the time that it might have been &#8220;a more productive way to go.&#8221;</p>
<p>The failed Vice-Presidential hopeful also slammed many of the 2024 Republican presidential contenders as having a &#8220;complete lack of a moral compass&#8221; because of their pledge to vote for Trump even if he were to be convicted of a crime.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you are unwilling to say that the behavior of Donald Trump trying to overturn the peaceful transfer of power is a disqualifier, if you pledge, despite that, to vote for him, if you pledge, despite that, to pardon him should you be elected &#8212; it shows that you don&#8217;t have the moral compass that you need to be the leader of the greatest nation in the world,&#8221; Kaine said.</p>
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Will Dems Try to Disqualify Trump Under the 14th Amendment?
