Donald Trump Appeals US Court Order Disqualifying Him From Maine's Primary Election For Presidential Race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "Opinion polls show Trump with a commanding lead in the Republican nominating contest.
40% : After Colorado's top court removed Trump on the state's primary ballot, the United States Supreme Court is expected to hear the case soon.
39% : Recall that SaharaReporters had reported how Maine became the second US state to officially disqualify Donald Trump from seeking a new term as president in 2024.
39% : Recall that SaharaReporters had reported how Maine became the second US state to officially disqualify Donald Trump from seeking a new term as president in 2024.
35% : A former president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on Tuesday approached a Superior Court to overturn a decision from Maine's top election official disqualifying him from the state's Republican presidential primary ballot next year.
28% : Reacting to this, Trump asked a state Superior Court to reverse a decision from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows which had disqualified him from partaking in the March 5 primary ballot.
28% : The decision came after a group of former Maine legislators petitioned Bellows to keep Trump off the ballot, claiming that he could not serve as president under a provision of the United States Constitution that prohibits people from holding office if they engage in "insurrection" after swearing an oath to the United States.
27% : His legal team disputed that Trump took part in an insurrection and argued that Bellows did not have the authority to exclude him from the ballot.
26% : Several similar lawsuits filed against Trump in other states have been rejected by courts.
22% : According to the lawsuits, Trump incited his fans to violence by circulating false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and then urging them to converge on the Capitol to prevent Congress from declaring Democrat Joe Biden's victory.
16% : According to Reuters, Maine's Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, ruled on Thursday that Trump is ineligible to run for president, citing his alleged role in the 2021 United States Capitol riot.

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