The state of Maine stops Donald Trump from running in the upcoming primary election, US media reports.
Trump has previously been stopped from running in the state of Colorado by the state's highest court.
In Maine, however, the decision has been made by a single official, appointed by the Democrats.
The decision is based on an amendment to the US Constitution which states that anyone who has sworn allegiance to the Constitution and then participated in a rebellion cannot be elected to public office. The official believes Trump participated in one because of his involvement in the storming of the Capitol in 2021.
Both the decision in Maine and the previous one in Colorado may be decided in the Supreme Court in Washington.
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Analysis: "Senseless" to stop Trump in blue states
The fact that Donald Trump is blocked from standing in the primary election in Maine probably has little effect in terms of electoral technology. CTV's political commentator Eric Ham tells CP24. In the primary election, Donald Trump's lead is probably too big to be caught, and even if he is stopped from the ballot in the presidential election, the effects will not be there. That's because the states where it so far looks like it could be relevant, like Maine, Colorado and Oregon, don't traditionally vote Republican.
- States like Oregon and Colorado are meaningless in this context. Those are "deep blue" states that he won't win anyway, says Ham.
For Trump, the threat would only become serious if so-called "swing states" or states that usually vote Republican tried to stop him from the ballots, according to Ham.
In fact, it may be the Democrats, and not the Republicans, who have the most to lose from continued lawsuits, writes Sky News' Mark Stone in a commentary.
"The fact that it looks like you are trying to knock out your opponent with the help of the courts does not look good, regardless of how valid the accusations may be."
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The official: That's why I stopped Donald Trump
Shenna Bellows, Maine's secretary of state, says that Donald Trump himself contributed to the ignition spark that led to the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and therefore it was her duty to follow Maine state law and stop Trump from putting his name on the ballot.
- The events of January 6 were an attack not least on the legal community, and they took place at the instigation of, with the knowledge and support of the outgoing president, Bellows says in an interview on MSNBC.
It was late Thursday night that Bellows decided to reject Trump's participation in the upcoming Maine primary. Trump's staff has said it will appeal the decision.
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