Judge Shuts Down Newest Attempt to Remove Trump from Ballot

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A judge in Wyoming has rejected a motion calling for former President Donald Trump to be removed from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot over the left’s claim that he ran afoul of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In her order Thursday, Albany County District Judge Misha Westby dismissed the claim without prejudice, according to Newsweek.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment maintains that any elected official who has sworn an oath to the Constitution but “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,” is ineligible for further office.

“Making a determination at this stage of the process would be imprecise, subject to speculation, and would create rather than diminish future controversies, because it would require engaging in legal details made in the abstract and result in a decision rendered without concrete factual background,” Westby wrote, according to the Cowboy State Daily.

The lawsuit the judge decided on, filed by retired Laramie attorney Tim Newcomb, was similar to those coursing through 34 states to remove the GOP front-runner from the ballots.

So far, the effort has been successful in only two states, Maine and Colorado, and both of those decisions are under appeal.

Republican attorney Harmeet Dhillon celebrated Westby’s decision and shared the two-page ruling on X, writing, “Not again! Yes again…Wyoming federal judge threw yet another 14th amendment challenge out on its ear today. Bye!”

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