U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation who expressed support for the decision to keep Donald Trump off the the Republican primary ballot.
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Trump is blocked from the Republican primary ballot in 2 states. Can he still run for president?
Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar Donald Trump from the ballot forces the U.S. Supreme Court’s hand to settle the issue of his eligibility.
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Maine secretary of state bars Donald Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot
Shenna Bellows ruled that the former president is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign condemned the ruling and said it will appeal.
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Nikki Haley acknowledges Civil War was ‘about slavery’ after facing backlash
The Republican candidate also accused the man who asked her the question at Wednesday’s event in New Hampshire of being a Democratic plant.
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Trump ballot ban appealed to U.S. Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party
The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, that bans from office those who ‘engaged in insurrection.’
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Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
The motion to preclude Trump from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way for prosecutors to try to set parameters on what information they believe the jury should, or should not, hear when the case reaches trial.
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Donald Trump on 2024 ballot
The ruling contrasts with Dec. 19 decision by Colorado Supreme Court which found Trump ineligible to be president because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Conversation: Trump claims Constitution gives him immunity — here’s why judges and the Supreme Court may not agree
THE CONVERSATION — Former President Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution — specifically on the federal charges that he tried to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. He says that his actions in connection with the 2020 election were part of his official duties, and he also argues that because he was not […]
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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says
The report comes as Trump seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while grappling with multiple criminal indictments, including a federal case and a Georgia case tied to his efforts to overturn Biden’s victory.
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