Legal challenges are mounting against Trump seeking to remove him from the 2024 election because of the 14th Amendment; he and his campaign have dismissed the suits
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the South Dakota Republican Party Monumental Leaders rally, Sept. 8, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D.Simon responded to Free Speech for the People, saying the “secretary does not have authority to investigate a candidate’s ineligibility."
A Trump campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, blasted the new suit in a statement to ABC News -- repeating his earlier criticism of such challenges. Wednesday's suit against Trump was filed, with CREW's attorneys, by six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, including former state, federal and local officials.
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