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Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump's actions have already disqualified him from the presidency

  • Written by Joseph Ferguson, Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
imageDonald Trump may be barred from holding public office due to a constitutional amendment disqualifying those who have taken part in 'insurrection or rebellion.'Mike Stobe/Getty Images

After three indictments of former President Donald Trump, the fourth one in Georgia came not as a surprise but as a powerful exposition of the scope of Trump’s...

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