Lawyers argued that she had violated the 14th amendment. The clause they claim she had violated states: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
It wasn't an insurrection. It wasn't a rebellion. At most, it was a spontaneous protest. The Democratic Party calling it an "insurrection" does not make it one.
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