No, Congress can not keep Trump from running in 2024

Amendment 14, Section 3:

No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, ...

So, what's missing from here?  That's right!  "President" and "Vice President" are missing from here.

Important rule of legal interpretation: all the words there mean something.

So, what does it mean to "hold any office, civil or military, under the United States"?  Well, it means to hold a non-elective office.

Because if elective offices were included, then they wouldn't need to specify that you can't be a "Senator or Representative in Congress".


What does the Constitution say about the penalties that can be levied via impeachment?

Judgement in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States

What is an "Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States"?  Well, by normal rules of text and grammar, any such "office" is an "office, civil or military under the United States", since all offices are either civilian or military.

And those offices are not elective offices.

So, neither by impeachment, nor by Amendment 14, can Congress do anything to prevent Trump from running for President in 2024.

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