A lawsuit that aimed to remove President Trump from the ballot in Virginia has been dismissed.
Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia wrote “At least five additional federal courts have concluded that citizens attempting to disqualify individuals — including former President Trump — from participating in elections or from holding public office based on the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol lacked standing.”
The Judge continued, “Plaintiffs have totally failed to demonstrate how their alleged injuries are traceable to the conduct of defendants.”
The win for Trump is a huge victory, considering the decision came from a Bill Clinton-appointed judge.
A lawsuit aimed at keeping Donald Trump off the presidential primary ballot in Virginia has been dismissed, with a federal judge saying the plaintiffs lacked the standing to remove him based on the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. MORE: https://t.co/Jb7yYlUarY pic.twitter.com/DlIYHwiQ1z
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) December 31, 2023
Here’s what Newsmax reported:
A lawsuit aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump off the presidential primary ballot in Virginia has been dismissed, with a federal judge saying the plaintiffs lacked the standing to remove him based on the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“At least five additional federal courts have concluded that citizens attempting to disqualify individuals — including former President Trump — from participating in elections or from holding public office based on the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol lacked standing,” Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia wrote in a 13-page ruling, reported the New York Post.“Plaintiffs have totally failed to demonstrate how their alleged injuries are traceable to the conduct of defendants,” Brinkema, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, added.
Virginia Federal Judge, Leonie Brinkema, squashes attempt to disqualify Trump from ballot https://t.co/JvxawAcUdS
— crimsonbearz (@crimsonbearz) December 31, 2023
Per the New York Post:
A federal judge in Virginia on Friday dismissed a lawsuit aimed at removing former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot citing the insurrection clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
The complaint, filed by activists Roy Perry-Bey and Carlos Howard, alleged that Trump “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the US and should therefore be disqualified from seeking the office he once occupied.
Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, found that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue to get Trump, 77, off the state’s primary ballot.
“At least five additional federal courts have concluded that citizens attempting to disqualify individuals — including former President Trump — from participating in elections or from holding public office based on the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol lacked standing,” Brinkema wrote in her 13-page ruling.
“Plaintiffs have totally failed to demonstrate how their alleged injuries are traceable to the conduct of defendants,” the judge added.
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