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A federal judge that former President Barack Obama appointed has granted former President Donald Trump another victory over left-leaning groups attempting to prevent him from running for office again in 2016 under a constitutional provision related to an “insurrection.”
Trump, who is currently the heavy favorite to win the GOP nomination next year, has been under siege by several groups and some GOP voters who claim that he fomented the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, an incident they have likened to an “insurrection,” which they say makes him ineligible to hold any elected office under the 14th Amendment.
But so far, none of the efforts have been successful, and on Tuesday, conservative lawyer and Republican Party official Harmeet Dhillon noted on the X platform that an attempt to remove Trump from the ballot in Arizona was turned away by a judge appointed by the 44th president.
“Happy to announce that yet another federal district court, this time in Arizona, has dismissed a challenge to [Donald Trump] being on the ballot for 2024,” Dhillon…
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