Trump to remain on Michigan ballot after judge rejects 14th Amendment challenge to eligibility
Michigan judge rules against bid to remove Trump from ballot over Jan. 6 riot
Trump's opponents have argued in multiple states that the former president is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment. They state that Trump's actions surrounding the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol constituted insurrection against the U.S.
Michigan Court of Claims Judge James Redford rejected that argument, however.
"The judicial action of removing a candidate from the presidential ballot and prohibiting them from running essentially strips Congress of its ability to ‘by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such a disability,'" Redford wrote.
"The question of whether he is ineligible due to Section...Read more and see video here.
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