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Former President Donald Trump should be ineligible to appear on either of Michigan’s 2024 ballots due to his involvement with the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, according to a lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Claims Friday.

The suit hinges on the concept that Trump, during his 2020 re-election campaign – and afterwards, when it became apparent he lost the contest to now-President Joe Biden – engaged in insurrection and should be legally barred from holding office again under a section of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They're cowards that don't want to offend their Republican colleagues or Republican swing voters.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They’re waiting until he’s the nominee.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

If they are they will just guarantee the Supreme Court forces them to put him back on the ballot while also galvanizing his base even further.