End game: 14th Amendment ban on Trump second term.

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With the potential third indictment of former President Donald Trump focused on the possibility he sparked an “insurrection” to challenge President Joe Biden’s election, legal experts are growing more confident that the goal is to block the Republican from serving a second term.

Unlike the other two indictments, the expected third is linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and certification of Biden’s election, and allegations that Trump incited the violence inside the building.

If that leads to just one conviction, the insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment written to ban Confederates from serving in office could trigger a ban on Trump taking any office again, even if he is chosen as the next president on Election Day 2024.

“The Democrat’s end game is the 14th Amendment. Section three says if you've been under oath to protect the Constitution, if you engage in an insurrection, you can no longer serve in federal office. This is the end game,” said Jed Babbin, a federal legal expert.

“If he is convicted of that, he cannot be president again,” added Babbin, the conservative grader for the weekly White House report card, published on Saturdays.

Mark Levin, the former Justice Department chief of staff, author, and talk radio giant, agreed. He told his audience last night that special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to indict Trump soon so that a trial will be done before the election.

“Do you know that the Department of Justice, this prosecutor, and the Democrats have a plan for making sure he never serves one second in office?” he said.

“You know what it is? Section three of the 14th Amendment. That's their plan,” he said, adding, “They're going to say he cannot be sworn in because he was convicted of one count of wire fraud or obstruction or something related to January 6. He's an insurrectionist.”

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