RI Congressman Drafting Bill To Bar Trump From Holding Office Again

RHODE ISLAND — U.S. Rep. David Cicilline said he is working to prevent former President Donald Trump from ever holding office again.

The Democratic congressman representing Rhode Island's first district sent a letter to House Democrats on Tuesday night, saying he's drafting legislation preventing Trump from serving as president again or any other political office.

Cicilline in the letter said Trump "forfeited his right to ever hold office again for leading an insurrection against the United States." He said the legislation will emphasize the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bars those who engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the country from holding civil or military office.

"Given the proof — demonstrated through the Jan. 6 Committee Hearings, the 2021 impeachment trial and other reporting, that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6 with the intention of overturning the lawful 2020 election results, I have drafted legislation that would prevent Donald Trump from holding public office again under the 14th Amendment," Cicilline wrote in the letter.

Cicilline said he is soliciting co-sponsors for the bill. Further legislative details were not immediately available, including when the congressman plans to introduce the bill.