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Judge Orders Trump Off the Ballot in Illinois – HotAir

I suppose this should have been predictable given the current political climate around the country, but it’s still disappointing. A group of five Democratic voters in Illinois had previously brought a lawsuit seeking to bar Donald Trump from the ballot in their state claiming that he had fomented an insurrection on January 6, 2001. The […]

Judge Removes Trump from State Ballot, Campaign Fires Back

Add Illinois to the list of states that have removed former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot over his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the U.S. Capitol. Judge Tracie R. Porter issued the memorandum of judgment and order Wednesday, finding that Trump’s alleged involvement in “insurrection or rebellion” against the […]