A Wyoming District Court judge dismisses a lawsuit aimed at removing former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis from election ballots, drawing congratulations from Wyoming's Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray. a voice rose.
In a press release provided to Fox News Digital, Gray said, “Judge Westby rejects Newcomb's outrageously wrong and distasteful lawsuit to remove Donald Trump and Cynthia Lummis from Wyoming's ballots. I'm very happy with the decision.”
“I have worked to ensure that Donald Trump is on the ballot, and I am pleased that our motion to dismiss this lawsuit was granted. To protect our integrity, We will continue to fight this national effort to hold elections and ensure that the people of Wyoming can choose who they elect for themselves. ”
In November, former lawyer Tim Newcombe called Trump and Lummis “traitors” under the 14th Amendment clause related to January 6th, calling them “traitors” from future ballots. Newcombe v. Chuck Gray was filed in Albany County District Court seeking exclusion. , 2021, when Trump supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol.
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Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray. (Wyoming Secretary of State)
In a court filing late last month, Newcomb called on Gray to resign and “apologize for this attempted act of probabilistic terrorism against the Wyoming judiciary.” [sic] to the court and its staff,” the court filing states, according to the Cowboy State Daily.
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“Mr Newcombe's battle cry reflects the rantings of a radical left-wing lunatic,” Gray told the outlet last month. “the [sic] Another example of the radical left's crazy tactics in a horribly misguided attempt to interfere in an election. ”
Newcombe also argued in court filings that the district court judge overseeing the case could face death threats if she takes her side in the case.
Former President Donald Trump waves to the crowd on the field during halftime of the Palmetto Bowl game between Clemson and South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
“To be frank with the court, if the court agrees with the petitioner's verified complaint… Her Majesty, the litigants, witnesses, staff and their families will receive death threats to the court.” Mr. Newcombe's filing states. It was reported every day.
Lummis also celebrated the dismissal in comments to Fox Digital, calling the lawsuit “frivolous.”
“Wyoming elections are decided by the people of the Cowboy State, and I am pleased that this frivolous lawsuit to remove me and Donald Trump from future ballots has been dismissed. “Efforts to exclude them from voting are a direct attack on voters' freedom to vote,” Lummis said Friday on FOX. He told News Digital.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) attends the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee nomination hearing for Michael Stanley Regan to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, in Washington. (Caroline Breman/Pool/Sipa USA)
Ahead of this year's election, other states are also in the midst of legal battles over whether to remove Trump's name from ballots, a move Gray has repeatedly opposed. In Colorado, Gray filed suit with the Colorado Supreme Court to correct a lower state court that labeled Trump an “insurrectionist” in connection with the January 6th Capitol protests. A court brief, also known as a bench brief, was filed. United States Capitol Building.
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“As our state’s chief election official, [Secretaries of State] “We have to stand up for our republic's election process, and this is critical to ensuring the integrity of our elections,” Gray told Fox News Digital in a phone interview last month after filing court briefs.
“I ran on a platform of electoral integrity, which is why the people of Wyoming voted me in. And I'm going to stick to that, stand up for the truth here, and fight against what the radical left is trying to bring about. We're going to make sure we stop frivolous lawsuits out there trying to remove President Trump from the ballot, but they won't succeed. ”
There are “Vote Here” signs at the polling places.Reuters/Emily Elkonin (Reuters/Emily Elkonin)
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The Colorado Supreme Court ultimately ruled in an opinion that President Trump “incited and encouraged” the use of violence to prevent the peaceful transfer of power on January 6, 2021 after the 2020 presidential election. , and ruled that Trump's vote would be blocked.
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Maine has also banned Trump from voting, and the former president has appealed in state court, while efforts to remove Trump's name are underway in other states, including Illinois, Oregon and Massachusetts. There is.
