Maine joins Colorado which earlier this month additionally disqualified Trump from its Republican major.
Washington:
The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential major after the highest election official dominated him ineligible as a consequence of involvement within the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated in her ruling that the occasions of January 6, 2021 “occurred on the behest of, and with the information and assist of, the outgoing President.”
“The US Structure doesn’t tolerate an assault on the foundations of our authorities and (Maine legislation) requires me to behave in response,” the ruling learn.
Maine joins Colorado which earlier this month additionally disqualified Trump from its Republican major, strikes that may definitely be challenged within the US Supreme Court docket.
The rulings in each states invoked the US Structure’s 14th Modification, which bars from workplace anybody previously sworn to guard the nation who later engages in revolt.
Trump’s marketing campaign rapidly slammed Bellows’ ruling as “tried theft of an election and the disenfranchisement of the American voter.”
“Make no mistake, these partisan election interference efforts are a hostile assault on American democracy,” marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung stated in a press release, accusing President Joe Biden and Democrats of “counting on the pressure of presidency establishments to guard their grip on energy.”
Cheung stated Trump would attraction the Maine secretary of state’s resolution.
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