The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to exclude Donald Trump from the list of candidates for the primary elections in the swing state next year due to his role in the Capitol events in 2021.
This is a new effort as part of attempts aimed at preventing Trump’s name from being included on election ballots in a number of states in accordance with the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prevents any person who has previously sworn allegiance to the Constitution of the United States from holding any elected office if he “engages in rebellion.”
But the Michigan Supreme Court said in a brief decision that it was “not persuaded that the questions raised should be considered by this court” ahead of Michigan’s Feb. 27 primary.
The decision contradicts a recent decision issued by the Colorado Supreme Court, which ruled that Trump was ineligible to run in the Republican Party presidential primaries, against the backdrop of the Capitol events that he is accused of inciting.
Trump welcomed the Michigan court’s decision, denouncing a “miserable attempt by the Democrats” to obstruct his bid to win another term in the White House.
“This miserable maneuver to rig the election has failed across the country, including in states that have historically leaned heavily toward Democrats,” he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
The Colorado Supreme Court froze its shocking decision until January 4, pending an appeal filed by Trump’s team of lawyers before the US Supreme Court.
Submitting the Colorado case for review would put the nation’s Supreme Court at the heart of the presidential election, as any decision it makes on the issue of Trump’s involvement in an insurrection or on his eligibility could be binding on lower courts across the country.
Colorado challenges Trump’s eligibility to run in the election
Trump (77 years old) is scheduled to appear before the judiciary in Washington in March on charges of colluding to overturn the election results won by Democrat Joe Biden.
He faces other charges related to the elections in Georgia, and impeachment proceedings were launched against him in Florida on charges of mishandling confidential documents after he left the White House.
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2023-12-27 19:06:50
