You are correct that the wording of the 14th Amendment addresses HOLDING office, not SEEKING office.
I think that the big question is whether SCOTUS will say that Trump's behavior rises to the level intended by the amendment language (which is honestly not a very high level).
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@mimarek well the question of where to set that level and, just as importantly, exactly who has authority to judge that level are some of the key factors in dispute here.
SCOTUS might reasonably find that it lacks authority to judge that behavior one way or another, so there are those big process questions to be answered before this one can even be reached.
