Liberal group Free Speech For People announced on Friday that it has filed a lawsuit seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Michigan in 2024.
The group argues section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the constitution disqualifies Trump, saying his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, qualifies as having engaged in an insurrection.“Donald Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent insurrection that attacked the U.S.
He added, “Our predecessors understood that oath-breaking insurrectionists will do it again, and worse, if allowed back into power, so they enacted the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause to protect the republic from people like Trump. Trump is legally barred from the ballot, and election officials must follow this constitutional mandate."
The lawsuit was filed with the court of claims in Michigan and follows other challenges to Trump's eligibility for the 2024 presidential election in other states. This challenge is the first to be filed in a critical swing state the former president would likely need to win to earn another term in the White House. Trump won Michigan in 2016 but failed to win the state in his unsuccessful reelection run in 2020.
Trump is the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary and holds a slight advantage over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks in Michigan to Striking UAW MembersFormer President Donald Trump will speak to striking UAW members in Michigan on Wednesday evening.
Read more »
- Ann Arbor, Michigan job with University of MichiganThe Department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) seeks to fill two tenure-track faculty position...
Read more »
Eric, Donald Trump Jr. should keep mouths shut over Mar-a-Lago—Mary TrumpThe niece of Donald Trump accused the former president's son of lying about how much the Florida resort is worth following a judge's fraud ruling.
Read more »
The candidates are going after Biden — and Trump — at second GOP debate. Follow live updatesFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a new name for Donald Trump — Donald Duck
Read more »
Another suit to disqualify Trump under Constitution's 'insurrection' clause filed in MichiganA liberal group on Friday filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the White House under a rarely-used clause in the U.S.
Read more »
Another suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution's 'insurrection' clause is filed in MichiganA liberal group has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the White House under a rarely-used clause in the U.S. Constitution
Read more »