What Is Section 3? Obscure 14th Amendment Provision Would Block Future Trump Run – By Dan Graeber (IB Times) / January 22 2021
Former President Trump would find himself barred from ever running for office again under an obscure clause in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, should it be pursued by Congress.
Speaking in the Senate chamber on Friday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said confirming President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees, passing another round of stimulus checks, and tackling Trump’s impeachment were top priorities.
“There will be a vote whether to convict the president,” Schumer said. “I have spoken to [House] Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi, who informed me that the articles [of impeachment] will be delivered to the Senate on Monday.”
Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives during his final days in office for inciting unrest at the federal Capitol on Jan. 6, becoming the first president ever to be impeached twice. Before he left the White House, lawmakers said they would work to ensure Trump could never run for office again.
