Michigan Court Of Appeals: 'Trump Can Remain On 2024 Primary Ballot'
Republican presidential candidate, former President
Donald Trump holds a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel on December 13,
2023 in Coralville, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will caucus on January 15,
the first in the presidential nomination process in the 2024
presidential race. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
On Thursday, the Court of Appeals in Michigan ruled that 45th President Donald Trump would not be precluded from running in the state under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and he will remain on Michigan’s 2024 GOP primary ballot.
Rejecting an appeal brought by the watchdog group Free Speech For
People on behalf of a group of Michigan voters, the Michigan court
maintained the decisions of two lower courts.
The plaintiff’s case was deemed untimely by the court, which ruled
3-0. However, the ruling did not address whether Trump was subject to
the disqualification provision.
“As the Court of Claims recognized, it would be improper to decide
whether to grant a declaration that Trump is disqualified from holding
the office of President of the United States at this time,” the court
wrote.
“At the moment, the only event about to occur is the presidential
primary election. But as explained, whether Trump is disqualified is
irrelevant to his placement on that particular ballot. Thus, with
respect to the presidential primary election, there is no actual
controversy, as the only purported basis for removing Trump from the
presidential primary ballot would not be a sufficient basis for removal
of Trump’s name from that ballot,” the court stated.
The ruling was praised by Trump’s team on Thursday night.
“With the Michigan Court of Appeals’ affirmation of the Trump
campaign’s victories in the lower court, the Soros-funded Democrats have
once again failed in their desperate attempt to interfere in the
election via a bad-faith interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
President Trump remains undefeated against these frivolous legal claims
and has never been in a stronger position to win next year’s election,”
campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement.
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