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The state of Maine on Thursday, December 28, banned Donald Trump from the state’s ballot in next year’s US presidential primary, becoming the second state after Colorado to bar the former president due to his role in the 2021 and 2021 presidential elections prohibits the Republican Party from running for president. in the attack on the US Capitol in January, reported Reuters.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump incited unrest by spreading false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and then calling on his supporters to march on the Capitol to stop lawmakers from voting to agree.
“The Constitution of the United States permits no attack on the foundations of our government,” Bellows wrote in the 34-page ruling.
The decision can be appealed to the state supreme court. Bellows has temporarily stayed his motion until the court makes a final decision in the case.
Trump’s campaign team called the decision “outrageous” and said it would take immediate legal action. Trump’s legal team maintains that he did not incite riots and argues that his comments to supporters during the 2021 riots were protected by his right to free speech.
The decision came after a group of former Maine lawmakers said Trump should be barred from attending based on the U.S. Constitution, which bars public officials from taking part in riots.
A ruling barring Trump from Maine’s March primary could affect his eligibility for the November general election. This decision could
to increase pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to address the nationwide question of Trump’s fitness for the presidency
under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
BNN has already written this The Colorado court has barred Donald Trump from the 2024 primary electionThis marked the first time in U.S. history that a candidate was declared ineligible to run for president because of his involvement in the riots. Trump called this decision undemocratic and Colorado Republican Party filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Attempts to disqualify Trump in other states have failed. The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that also sought to remove Trump from the state’s primary.
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