Supreme Court Will Decide If Trump Gets Disqualified From 2024 Race Under 14th Amendment: Rep. Schiff

Democrats are claiming that the 14th amendment addressing “insurrection” can be used to disqualify the former president from running again in 2024.

House impeachment managers Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Val Demmings (D-Fla.) look on as Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 28, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Top Democrats are pushing for using the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential campaign, with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take the ultimate decision.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, enacted in the wake of the Civil War, bars a citizen from holding office if they have engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States “or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.” In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, Mr. Schiff insisted that the 14th Amendment case against President Trump is a “valid argument.”