Donald Trump previously announced his plans to run in the 2024 presidential campaign. However, a new lawsuit may be thwarting his plans.
According to Bloomberg, attorney John Anthony Castro filed a lawsuit in Florida in hopes of banning Trump’s campaign based on under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This section prevents someone from holding public office if they’ve engaged in insurrection.
The lawyer argues that Trump is ineligible to run due to his involvement in the U.S. Capitol Attack.
Trump was accused of encouraging the riot after claiming there was fraud in the 2020 election and encouraging his supporters to march to Capitol Hill in January 2021 in protest over the results.
Though an investigation was launched and Trump was charged with impeachment, he was eventually acquitted.
Still, however, many people were shocked when the businessman revealed he’d be running for the presidency again after the way his last term ended.
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump announced in November. “This will not be my campaign, this will be our campaign all together.”
A number of advocacy groups vowed to fight Trump’s bid for the 2024 presidency, but Castro’s lawsuit is the only one to come to fruition, so far. But this isn’t the first time he’s tried to stop Trump’s third presidential campaign.
The attorney originally tried to disqualify Trump last year before the campaign was launched. In a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), he argued Trump was ineligible based on the 14th amendment.
However, a judge dismissed the case in December, ruling that the FEC can’t decide who is constitutionally eligible to run. Castro is appealing the decision. Castro’s newest lawsuit remains ongoing.
This isn’t the only lawsuit Trump is facing. He’s also fighting a $250 million lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general.
Filed in December, the case argues that the former president and his eldest children (Donald Trump Kr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump) used fraudulent financial statements to get better insurance and loans rates and better tax benefits.
The Trump family has denied the allegations, saying the lawsuit was brought on by politics, not illegal activity.
While the Trumps have attempted to have the case dismissed, Judge Arthur Engoron has rejected a variety of legal arguments from their legal team, referring to them as “frivolous,” and denied the dismissal request several times.
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