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He pleaded not guilty and was convicted of falsifying business records.
The only law in the Constitution preventing the holding of office for being a criminal is tied to insurrection and rebellion, of which he is not charged with inciting or assisting.
Which he also did, btw.
Yes, but he isn’t charged with incitement, assistance, or participation in a rebellion or insurrection. I honestly don’t know why.
For the record, he doesn’t have to be charged.
It’s enforced by a vote in congress as to if he’s eligible or not. Being that the one time this happened outside of participation in the civil war, it was a guy in congress, his chamber voted- but I assume it would take both houses to oust a president
Technically, yes, but without conviction it’s very easy for SCOTUS to overturn.
https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/about#:~:text=Since%20Article%20VI%20of%20the,the%20Constitution%20could%20not%20stand.
I’m not sure how it would be contrary to the 14.3 and 14.5 amendments, but sure.
And oh, by the way, that would be gross partisanship and qualify scrotus for impeachment, as 14.5 assigned sole enforcement to congress.
It could be, but SCOTUS impeachment is exceedingly rare. The last attempt was Samuel Chase in 1805. He continued to serve until his death.
It also wouldn’t happen before November.
If the process that happened with whats-his-name-from-Wisconsin is followed, then they'd have to wait until after he's elected but before he's seated anyhow.
Further, Congress has the constitutional power to override SCOTUS decisions. It's happened five times. I don't know if SCOTUS has ever overturned a congressional action that was taken under the direct authority of the constitution.
if you're going to use 'this is incredibly unprecedented'... yes. it fucking is. It's incredibly unprecedented that a sitting US president used riots and insurrection to attempt to overturn the will of the people. such a blatant and unprecedented violation of democracy requires unprecedented responses. (like locking up an ex pres for insurrection.)