This nonsense will probably go nowhere fast, but somebody will try it anyway.This is developing way faster than I anticipated...
If this question is not quickly taken up by the US Supreme Court, lawsuits like these are certain to be filed in all 50 states. State Republican parties will likely foot the bill, but Trump's attorneys will be involved too. Trump is going to have to sell a lot of coffee mugs to keep his lawyers on the job.
From the Breitbart article: (emphasis mine)
"Scanlan said he views the January 6 Capitol riot as a “really unfortunate event in our history” but cautioned that he is not “really qualified to say whether that was an ‘insurrection’ or not.”
“I think that is for the courts to decide,” Scanlan added."
It's pretty clear the courts have already decided. In spite of the declarations of the Jan 6th committee and pronouncements from Democrat politicians, the mainstream media, and Trump haters everywhere, there was no insurrection or rebellion on Jan 6th, 2021. This is an outright lie that has been perpetrated by the Democrats and liberal anti-Trump crowd that has grown into a Big Lie that has been repeated loudly and often. But it obviously doesn't hold up in court. Trump hasn't been charged with insurrection, nor even incitement. That's because Smith and the other prosecutors know it's a loser. They're taking a shotgun approach instead.
"It is significant that the Department of Justice has prosecuted hundreds of persons for their involvement in the Jan. 6 incursion at the Capitol, but has not charged anyone, including Trump, with insurrection under this or any other statute...
But you can be sure of one thing: Someone is going to try this. Some official somewhere will cite the new interpretation of the 14th Amendment, Section 3, to remove Trump from a ballot. And then, who knows what will happen?"