Donald Trump has filed an appeal in Maine Superior Court to challenge the state's Secretary of State's ruling that he is ineligible to appear on the Republican presidential primary ballot. Trump's attorneys argued that the ruling was "infected by bias and pervasive lack of due process" and that the Secretary of State should have recused herself. The court is expected to hear the case in the coming weeks, with the outcome having a major impact on the Republican presidential primary in Maine.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a split decision in a lawsuit brought against former President Donald Trump by the partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, ruling that the wrongful death claim lacked standing but allowing other claims to move forward. The suit seeks unspecified damages and a trial date has not yet been set. Cellphone data could fill in gaps of Trump's actions on January 6.
Four Colorado voters have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump is constitutionally eligible to appear on the state's Republican primary ballot. The appeal follows Maine's Secretary of State barring Trump from running for the presidency under the rarely used Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The Colorado voters believe the case is of "utmost importance" and warrants quick action, as it revolves around the Constitution's insurrection clause and whether Trump incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Supreme Court's decision could have a major impact on the Republican Party's future.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has offered the clearest indication yet that he would pardon former President Donald Trump if he were to be convicted on multiple criminal charges. DeSantis has been campaigning for the 2024 presidential election and has expressed his wish that Trump had not been indicted. He has compared the situation to President Ford's pardon of President Nixon, and his comments come as the first ballots are set to be cast in the 2024 presidential election.
Michael Cohen, former fixer for Donald Trump, admitted in a court filing that he had accidentally submitted fictitious AI-generated citations to a court as part of a motion to end his court supervision early. The citations were discovered after a judge asked for an explanation, and Cohen's lawyer, Roger Adler, said he "did not realize they were not real" and "regrets the error". It is unclear how the revelation of the fictitious citations will affect the outcome of the motion.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Former President Donald Trump is Eligible to Run for President Again
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Former President Donald Trump is Eligible to Run for President Again
Maine and Colorado have taken up the unprecedented issue of whether former President Donald Trump is eligible to run for president again, citing the 14th Amendment as the basis for their decisions. The U.S. Supreme Court will now have to decide whether Trump is eligible to run for president again, and the outcome of the case could have far-reaching implications for future presidential elections.
Nikki Haley, former United Nations Ambassador, has been campaigning in New Hampshire in an effort to become the Trump-alternative candidate in the 2023 Republican presidential primary. Her support has risen from 6.9% to 25% in the past two months, and she has gained traction in New Hampshire, shifting from 50 percentage points ahead of Donald Trump to 4 percentage points ahead. However, her statements about the Civil War caused controversy and backlash, prompting her to clarify her statements and acknowledge that the war was about slavery.
California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber has declined to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot, despite a call from the state's Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis. This is the first time a state has declined to remove a presidential candidate from the ballot under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the decision has been met with mixed reactions from the public. The U.S. Supreme Court is now tasked with making a clear ruling on whether or not Trump can still run for president after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.