The former president is accused of having 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' on January 6 and therefore violating section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington watchdog group and Republican figures, including former congresswoman Claudine Schneider and former Colorado senate majority leader Norma Anderson,over claims the former president violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on January 6.
"We aren't bringing this case to make a point, we're bringing it because it is necessary to defend our republic both today and in the future. While it is unprecedented to bring this type of case against a former president, January 6th was an unprecedented attack that is exactly the kind of event the framers of the 14th Amendment wanted to build protections in case of. You don't break the glass unless there's an emergency.
John Anthony Castro, a longshot Republican 2024 presidential candidate, also filed a complaint in a New Hampshire court arguing that Castro argues his suit is justified as he will be directly impacted if the"constitutionally ineligible" Trump is also on the 2024 ballots as it would affect his own White House ambitions
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