# Hypothetical: Trump ineligible, who emerges?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [December 21, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-trump-ineligible-who-emerges/994954 "2023-12-21T22:54:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-trump-ineligible-who-emerges/994954/35 "2023-12-22T01:32:41Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> Huh? I just quoted it (bolding mine):

He is charged with crimes centering on his efforts to overturn the election, but he is not charged with insurrection. See here:

> [@Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Office (Dec 19, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office-dec-19-2023/988412/618):
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> So… insurrection is defined in criminal law under [18 U.S. Code § 2383](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383). But I think he hasn’t been charged in any of the cases under that statute, right? Certainly not in the DC case. So if the SC sets criminal conviction for insurrection as the standard, it would appear that even if he’s convicted in the DC case he remains eligible for office.

I think Smith charged 4 specific crimes that are well defined and will be easy to convict.

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