The Hill Column urges Congress not to ratify Trump’s election

The Hill draws ire from some prominent Republicans over opinion piece that urges Congress to “act now” to keep “oath-breaking insurrectionist” president-elect Donald Trump since taking office on January 20, 2025.

The opinion contributors’ article Evan A. Davis And David M. Schulte begins: “The Constitution provides that an insurrectionist who violates his oath of office is ineligible for the presidency. »

The article continues:

This is the simple wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. “No person shall hold any civil or military office under the United States or in any State who, having previously taken an oath…to support the Constitution of the United States, has engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same Constitution.” , or brought aid or comfort to his enemies. This handicap can be removed by a two-thirds vote in each House.

The disqualification is based on insurrection against the Constitution and not against the government. The evidence of Donald Trump’s engagement in such an insurrection is overwhelming. The case was decided in three separate forums, two of which were fully contested with the active participation of Trump’s lawyers.

On social networks Thursday, the son of the president-elect Eric Trump and Fox News’ Tomi Lehren called the column’s editors “sick” for their suggestion.

Director of inbound communications Stephen Cheung » exclaimed hypocrisy, writing: “Oh look. The Democrats want to steal the election and invalidate the will of the American people. Threat to democracy.

The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump a second time on January 13, 2021 due to his actions on January 6. He was ultimately acquitted by the Senate.

After Trump’s November victory, U.S. district judge Tanya Chutkan granted special advice Jack Smith motion to dismiss criminal charges that Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election with allegations and actions that led to the insurrection.

Earlier this month, Trump told NBC Kirsten Welker he will pardon the hundreds of people who pleaded guilty to participating in the Capitol riots on his first day back in office, and that members of the Jan. 6 committee, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), “should go to jail.”

Read The Hill opinion article here: Congress has the power to stop Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now