A lawsuit brought by a group of Colorado voters cited the Constitution’s 14th Amendment in their effort to prevent Trump from getting on the state ballot in 2024.

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    1 year ago

    Because presidents can pardon federal sentences but not state. If he went to jail the first Republican president would pardon him on day 1.

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      This is about whether his name can be on the ballot after his attempted coup due to the 14th amendment addressing civil war rebels. If a Rep president pardons him, eh, who cares? He still can’t run any time soon.