Clarence Thomas recused himself from a case involving the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as the Supreme Court rejected former Trump adviser John Eastman's appeal.
The long-shot bid to bar Trump, 77, from running for office cites the 14th Amendment’s “Disqualification Clause,” which prohibits any person who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution from holding federal or state office.
The Supreme Court announced Monday it would not hear a challenge brought by a long-shot Republican presidential candidate seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from holding office over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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The US Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will not hear the case to ban former President Donald Trump from running for the presidency in 2024 over his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot.