John, I wanted to make sure you saw my recent op-ed in the Hill:

I wanted every reader of this op-ed to remember one thing: Donald Trump is already constitutionally forbidden from serving as president again because of the 14th Amendment.

I know this, experts know this, and CREW is going to use this legal argument to ensure that Trump is disqualified from becoming president and other future office.

Section Three of the 14th Amendment bars from office any state or federal officer who took an oath to defend the Constitution and then engages in or aids an insurrection against the United States.

Legal experts agree that this clause can be used to legally disqualify Donald Trump from becoming president.

Although Trump’s role in fomenting the attack on the Capitol has been well documented, law professors and Federalist Society members William Baude of the University of Chicago and Michael Stokes Paulsen of the University of St. Thomas argue that the “full legal consequences” of Section Three “have not been appreciated or enforced.” But, as they explain, “The Constitution is not optional and Section Three is not an optional part of the Constitution.” Therefore, “Trump is constitutionally disqualified from again being President (or holding any other covered office).”

John, we couldn’t agree more.

We’re positioned to bring a case against Trump under the 14th Amendment, because we’ve already successfully applied that provision before.

Last September, three New Mexico residents, represented by CREW, won the first case in more than 150 years using Section Three of the 14th Amendment. We removed then-New Mexico County Commissioner Couy Griffin from office for participating in the January 6th insurrection. Griffin’s removal marked the first case at the federal or state level concluding that what occurred Jan. 6 was an insurrection.

Thanks for supporting our work,

Donald Sherman
Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel
CREW