Government,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 3, 2022
Critics argue Trump should be disqualified, but what’s the constitution say?
A growing chorus of critics argue that Trump should be disqualified from serving another term for his involvement in the January 6 storming of the Capitol and attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
The Republican Party and MAGA supporters appear to consider former President Donald Trump the presumptive candidate for president in 2024. Trump recently boastfully declared himself both the "45th and 47th president." He regularly teases the public with the prospect of running for a second term.
But others rue the prospect. Trump's recent attacks on prosecutors, who he labeled "radical, vicious, and racist" for investigating him, are part o...
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