Suing Trump over the Capitol riot is the best way to hold him accountable

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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.Brent Stirton / Getty Images file

Now that former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is over, attention is shifting to other possible ways of holding him — and others — accountable for the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Congress might consider disqualifying Trump from holding future office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which provides that people who engage in insurrection against the United States are barred from federal office, and some are calling for criminal charges to be brought against him.

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