Donald Trump says the Democrats’ bid to use the 14th Amendment to prevent him from appearing on the list in 2024 is a “trick” as some states try to advance the effort to remove him from the ballot.
New Hampshire appears to have the most robust move yet to prevent Trump from running for president in the country’s first primary state. But voters in other states, such as Michigan and Florida, have also engaged in legal battles to challenge the constitutionality of Trump’s bid for the White House.
Clause 3 of the 14th Amendment is used as the basis for the anti-Trump argument that the ex-president cannot run again after taking an oath to uphold the Constitution upon taking office and then making allegations that he participated to an uprising, which is what critics call the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
“Nearly all legal scholars have expressed the view that the 14th Amendment has no legal basis or standing with respect to the upcoming 2024 presidential election,” Trump posted Monday night on his social media site Truth Social.
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Monday night that the argument to use the 14th Amendment to keep him from the 2024 ballot is a Democratic “trick” in some states.
New Hampshire-based lawyer Bryant Messner met with Republican Secretary of State David Scanlan to discuss how Trump would be kept off the vote — but Scanlan insists he never advanced the idea in any way
He added: “Like election interference, it is just another ‘trick’ used by radical left communists, Marxists and fascists to steal yet another election that will make their candidate, the WORST, MOST INCOMPETENT and MOST CORRUPT president in the American history. , is unable to win in free and fair elections.’
States are trying to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot amid arguments that the ex-president broke his 14th Amendment oath to uphold the Constitution and is therefore disqualified from the race.
In particular, the third clause prevents those from serving in federal or state office if they “have engaged in an insurrection or rebellion against the (U.S.A.), or have rendered aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
Many argue that Trump’s inaction on that day amounts to involvement and that his insistence that the 2020 election was stolen only emboldened those who descended on the US Capitol.
New Hampshire-based attorney Bryant “Corky” Messner suggested last month that he plans to launch a legal challenge questioning Trump’s 2024 candidacy.
Messner, who was running for the U.S. Senate in 2020 with Trump’s backing, met with Republican New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan last week to discuss how Trump would be kept off the ballot.
Scanlan says he does not currently plan to remove names from the presidential primaries and has not attempted to do so.
New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Chris Ager has said the party is “going to fight to make sure candidates are not denied access to the ballot.”
Following claims by conservative media personality Charlie Kirk that New Hampshire is trying to keep Trump off the vote, Scanlan’s office has been inundated with calls from supporters of the ex-president.
As the state’s top election official, Scanlan could act to keep candidates off the polls — but the GOP secretary of state told multiple media outlets that he plans to seek legal advice on the matter.
In Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is also seeking legal advice on keeping Trump out of the vote under the provisions of the 14th Amendment.
In Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is seeking legal counsel to keep Trump off the vote — and said she would work with counterparts in other battlegrounds like Nevada, Pennsylvania and Georgia to determine how to proceed
The potential to use the 14th Amendment to disqualify Trump from running for president gained ground again in recent weeks after the ex-president was charged twice over his role in the plan to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
Benson suggested that MSNBC work with its counterparts in other battlegrounds, such as Nevada, Pennsylvania and Georgia, to determine how to move forward with efforts to stop Trump from running for office in 2024.
Lawsuits are already pending against voters in Florida and Michigan challenging the constitutionality of Trump’s name on the ballot. This could force election officials into action — even if they don’t want to.
Trump said in his Labor Day musings on Truth Social that any attempt to prevent him from participating in the vote is another example of election interference.
The claims come as Trump continues to face legal challenges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Legal challenges against Trump’s candidacy are expected to travel all the way to the Supreme Court.
The potential to use the 14th Amendment to disqualify Trump from running for president again has gained momentum recently as the ex-president has been charged twice over his role in the plan to reverse his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden to make.
A law review article from two conservative legal experts helps boost Republican support for Trump’s disqualification.
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