Could Donald Trump Serve a Third Term or Some Portion Thereof?
What are the Loopholes He Could Take Advantage Of?
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Donald Trump will become President of the United States again on January 20, 2025. Some find solace in the fact that Section One of the 22nd Amendment clearly prohibits a president from being elected to a third term.
Section 1 — No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
Since ratification of the 22nd Amendment, every former president has been content to leave after two terms. The job has aged and taken its toll on all who have held the office. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only man serving more than two terms and died in office. No recent former president has wanted a third term, following the example first set by George Washington. America was different from the rest of the world with the peaceful transition of power, at least until January 6, 2021.
Donald Trump has openly mused whether he could serve a third term. The “Presidential Immunity” created by the Supreme Court with him in mind is…
