{"id":1977150,"date":"2023-07-19T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T10:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:11:25","slug":"real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"The 14th Amendment is the true motive behind the special counsel&#8217;s plan to indict Trump for Jan. 6."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freal-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In an announcement \u200bon Truth Social on Tuesday,\u2064 former \u2062President Donald\u200b Trump \u2063revealed that he had been informed he is \u2064the subject of an \u200binvestigation conducted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-to-indict-trump-for-jan-6-is-the-14th-amendment\/\" title=\"The 14th Amendment is the true motive behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a>&#8216;s plan to indict Trump for Jan. 6.&#8221;>grand\u2063 jury \u2064based<\/a> in \u200bWashington. The investigation \u200dis centered around the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion and \u200dTrump\u2019s role in\u200c the events\u2064 of \u2063the day.<\/h2>\n<p>The timing\u200d of this\u2062 investigation is\u2062 not a coincidence. It has been two years since the tumult,\u2063 and \u200cover\u2063 1,000 have <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/06\/jan6-riots-doj-charged\" \u200ctarget=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">faced various\u2064 charges<\/a>, \u2063according to Axios, \u200bbut not <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-eight-felonies-monstrous-injustice\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>. So why now?<\/p>\n<blockquote \u2064class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">3rd Indictment &#038; Arrest of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TRUMP?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TRUMP<\/a> Imminent<\/p>\n<p>Thank you corrupt \u2062DOJ, loser Garland \u200c&#038; deranged Jack Smith. We\u200d are up to 200M supporters, I see\u2064 another 25M joining <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump2024toSaveAmerica?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump2024toSaveAmerica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let the Discovery commence!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithTrump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithTrump<\/a>\u2063 <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAGA<\/a><br \/>\nSHARE IF YOU DO \u2062TOO! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/K4you22?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#K4you22<\/a> <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MUsFsDTYrj\">pic.twitter.com\/MUsFsDTYrj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KimPKAG (@KimPKAG4EVA) <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimPKAG4EVA\/status\/1681314840294592512?\">July 18, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" \u200clang=\"en\">President Trump\u200b trashes Jack Smith:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u200bguy is a deranged \u2063prosecutor who\u2019s had tremendous failures \u2064all over \u200bthe place. He\u2019s a \u200cnasty, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-nasty-special-counsel-jack-smith-in-hannity-town-hall-as-indictment-looms\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes special counsel Jack Smith as indictment approaches during Hannity town hall.\">horrible\u200b human<\/a>\u200d being.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neSzsnaF7Q\">pic.twitter.com\/neSzsnaF7Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizen Free Press\u2064 (@CitizenFreePres) \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1681477358661042176?\">July\u2063 19,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The real reason for the indictment is 14th Amendment\u2019s Section 3. And it\u2019s a desperate campaign strategy to keep former Trump off \u200cthe ballot \u2062in the \u20622024 \u200celection.<\/p>\n<p>The section <a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/amendment-14\/section-3\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" \u2064rel=\"noopener\">reads<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo\u2063 person \u2063shall \u200cbe \u2062a\u2063 Senator\u200d or Representative \u2064in Congress, \u200bor\u2064 elector of President \u200band Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under \u2063the\u200d United States,\u2064 or\u200c under any State, who,\u200b having\u200b previously taken\u2064 an oath,\u2064 as a member of Congress, or \u2063as an officer of \u2062the \u200bUnited States, or as\u2064 a member \u2062of any State legislature, or\u2063 as an executive or\u2064 judicial officer of\u2063 any State, to support\u2062 the Constitution of the United States, \u200cshall \u200bhave engaged in \u200binsurrection or rebellion against \u2063the \u200dsame, or given \u200baid or comfort to the enemies\u2062 thereof. But Congress\u200d may by a\u200d vote of\u2062 two-thirds of each\u2064 House,\u200c remove \u2062such disability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this\u2062 month,\u200d The Western\u200c Journal\u00a0<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/activists-launch-plan-keep-trump-off-ballot-key-states-using-sneaky-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0on the campaign of \u2062two leftist \u200cgroups, Mi Familia Vota and\u2063 Free Speech\u2062 for People,\u2063 to keep\u200b Trump \u200coff the ballots in at\u200c least five states.<\/p>\n<p>The groups \u200bbase \u200ctheir\u2064 campaign on \u200cthe argument\u2063 that Section \u200d3, known as the\u200d Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, \u200bgrants each state\u2019s secretary \u2064of \u200bstate\u2063 the \u2064authority to\u200c prohibit Trump from running\u200c for \u2064office due \u200cto the Capitol incursion.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic leaders contend that Section 3,\u2062 which was originally intended to disqualify former Confederate leaders from holding office\u200c in the post-Civil\u2063 War government, bears direct relevance to Trump\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec?\">@JackPosobiec<\/a> \u2064: \u201cThey are\u200b going to go to\u200c federal\u2064 judges and they\u2019re gonna \u2064file these\u2062 cases to knock Trump off the \u200bballot.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mFMxdxkq3E\">pic.twitter.com\/mFMxdxkq3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Human Events (@HumanEvents) <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HumanEvents\/status\/1681369649496182784?\">July\u200c 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They claim \u2062that\u00a0 Trump\u2019s\u200b alleged incitement of \u2062the\u2064 \u201c<a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fried-dems-keep-focus-jan-6-ignoring-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insurrection<\/a>\u201d \u2064merits a \u200bdisqualification \u200dfrom future elected offices.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 proposed\u2064 approach aims to elevate the\u2062 issue\u2063 to\u2064 a national conversation \u200cand galvanize public \u2062support for disqualifying\u2063 Trump from future \u200celections.<\/p>\n<p>A Morning Consult poll published \u200dat the end of\u200c June \u200cshowed Trump take a \u200b3-point lead for the\u2064 first time \u2063over Biden in a\u2064 head-to-head match-up, according to <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4070063-trump-tops-biden-for-first-time-in-new-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And \u2064then \u200dsuddenly, in\u2063 July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-receives-horrifying-news-special-counsel-jack-smith-regarding-jan-6-grand-jury\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Smith<\/a> decided to\u200d target Trump\u200d on\u2064 a 2-year-old case.<\/p>\n<p>As Turning Point\u200d USA\u2019s Benny Johnson tweeted \u2062on Tuesday, \u201cThere\u2019s\u2062 a reason \u200dwhy the DOJ is \u2064now indicting \u2063Trump for the J6 \u2018insurrection\u2019. That reason is \u2063the 14th Amendment. The \u200b14th\u200c Amendment \u2064says \u200bthat no person who has engaged\u200d in insurrection\u200b or\u200b rebellion against the United States can serve in\u200c federal office. This \u200bis\u2064 what\u200b this\u200b false charge is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p\u200b dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There\u2019s \u200ca reason \u200dwhy\u2062 the DOJ \u200cis \u200bnow indicting \u2064Trump for\u200c the \u200bJ6 \u201cinsurrection\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That reason is\u200b the\u200b 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c 14th\u200b Amendment says that\u200b no \u200bperson \u2063who \u200bhas engaged in\u200d insurrection\u200b or \u200brebellion against the United States can\u2064 serve in\u200c federal office.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u2062 what this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1681394925386989571?\">July 18, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Norm Eisen, \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/statesuniteddemocracy.org\/our-team\/norm-eisen\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">prominent Democrat<\/a> \u2063who\u200d served as\u200c special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during\u2064 the first impeachment of Donald Trump and former special counsel \u2064and special\u200b assistant to former\u2064 President Barack Obama, said\u200c the quiet part out\u2062 loud\u200c last \u200cyear when he tweeted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Trump \u2063You \u2064think you \u200care \u2063just gonna\u2063 waltz\u200d onto primary ballots? Think\u2062 again. \u200dThe\u2063 14th Amendment bars you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote\u200c class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u200cdir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey \u200cTrump<\/p>\n<p>You\u2062 think you are just gonna\u200b waltz\u2063 onto primary ballots?<\/p>\n<p>Think again. \u2064The 14th Amendment bars you.<\/p>\n<p>My latest\u2063 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/just_security?\">@just_security<\/a>\u2069 \u200cw\/ \u2062\u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POGOwatchdog?\">@POGOwatchdog<\/a>\u2069 \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d4cvP7RJ1a\">https:\/\/t.co\/d4cvP7RJ1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Norm Eisen \u2062(@NormEisen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NormEisen\/status\/1592591275898769408?\">November 15, \u200d2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The action reeks\u2062 of political\u200d interference and \u200cmanipulation and\u2063 strikes at\u200d the \u200bvery\u200b heart \u2063of\u2062 our democratic principles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">100% AND \u2062we have proof \u2013 an \u200cactual paper\u2064 trail \u2013 that Trump offered the national \u200bguard\u200d that day. The \u200cHouse needs to defund \u2064Jack Smith\u2019s investigation.\u2063 This is all\u2062 so sick<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Pags\u200d Pagliarulo\u200c (@JoeTalkShow) <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTalkShow\/status\/1681397312352919571?\">July 18,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If this indictment farce continues, millions of \u200bAmericans may\u2064 not be given the chance to \u200bvote for their preferred candidate even if \u200dhe wins\u2064 the GOP \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-governor-cozies-view-claims-trump-will-not-win-nomination-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How Americans will react \u2064to this infringement \u200bupon their\u200c rights as voters \u200band \u2063the \u200cundermining of the\u00a0 Constitution \u2064is yet to\u2062 be determined.<\/p>\n<p>We\u200d are\u2062 in uncharted waters here as events\u2062 unfold and\u2064 history \u2062is\u2064 being \u200bwritten\u200d before our eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200c<a rel=\"nofollow\"\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-reason-behind-special-counsel-plan-indict-trump-jan-6-14th-amendment\/\">&#8216;Real Reason&#8217; Behind Special \u2064Counsel Plan\u200c to Indict \u2063Trump for Jan. 6 Is the\u2062 14th\u200d Amendment<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump disclosed on Truth Social that he is under investigation by a Washington-based grand jury regarding his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion. 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