Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The Colorado court put its ruling on hold until at least Jan. 4, and Trump has said he plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
46% : Benjamin Gaines, an attorney for challengers Ethan Strimling, Tom Saviello and Kimberly Rosen, said attorneys for Trump should have filed their request earlier - the challenges have been pending since early December and both sides and Bellows engaged in an all-day hearing Dec. 15.
45% : Attorneys for Trump challengers in Maine have argued that Bellows should look to and follow the decision set by the Colorado court.
44% : RelatedTrump ballot ban appealed to U.S. Supreme Court by Colorado Republican PartyA decision by Bellows in the Maine case was originally expected last week, but her office extended the timeline after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump is ineligible to appear on that state's primary ballot because he engaged in insurrection through his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol.
41% : Attorneys for Trump said in the filing that they only learned of the social media posts on Dec. 23
40% : "It goes without saying that the challengers' efforts to prohibit Maine Republicans from voting for the leading Republican presidential candidate is a highly charged matter with serious constitutional and public policy consequences," states a filing the Trump campaign sent to the Maine Department of the Secretary of State on Wednesday.
38% : "The secretary's expression of support for the view that January 6, 2021, constituted an insurrection, and that President Trump was an 'insurrectionist,' is probative evidence of prejudgment and bias.
35% : On Wednesday, Trump's legal team, which includes Portland attorney Benjamin Hartwell as well as Colorado attorney Scott Gessler and Washington, D.C.-area attorney Gary Lawkowski, said Bellows has on three occasions made social media posts that show a personal bias and prejudgment of the facts around whether Trump engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
32% : "Attorneys for Trump deny that he engaged in an insurrection and also argued that Section 3 doesn't apply to the office of the presidency.
27% : Attorneys for Trump, however, have said the Colorado decision has no impact because Maine law doesn't give the secretary of state authority to remove the former president from the ballot.
26% : Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has been asked by lawyers for Donald Trump to recuse herself from deciding on challenges that seek to keep Trump's name off the Maine presidential primary ballot.
26% : " PreviousProsecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trialNext "Trump ballot ban appealed to U.S. Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party filed under: Donald Trump, election 2024, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Times Record News Related Stories Latest Articles
24% : Members of the Colorado high court have faced intense backlash and officials have said they are investigating possible threats against the justices who ruled 4-3 to keep Trump off the ballot.
22% : AdvertisementTwo of the challenges filed with Bellows seek to disqualify Trump for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits people from holding office if they "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the (Constitution), or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
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21% : Maine statute provides a process for the secretary of state to take up challenges to accessing the primary ballot, though Trump's attorneys have argued that the scope of such challenges is limited and Bellows does not have the authority to remove Trump based on the challengers' arguments.
19% : Today 57 Senators including King & Collins found Trump guilty.

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