A federal judge in Nevada on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to former President Trump's voting eligibility, ruling that the challenge lacked proper qualifications.
Federal Judge Gloria Navarro ruled that the challenger, leading Republican presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, lacked real standing to sue because he ran for president to fabricate his legal status. .
“The court rejected Mr. Castro's claims of political rival status and found that he fraudulently fabricated his own position solely to bring this case forward,” Navarro said. I have written.
Mr. Navarro said: Associated Press October articleIn , Castro admitted that he had no intention of seriously pursuing an election campaign.
“I'm not going to lie or pretend that my candidacy is anything more than trying to enforce the U.S. Constitution. That's why I'm here,” he told The Associated Press. Ta. “We don't want to take anything away from the mission. The fight will be in court.”
Furthermore, Mr. Castro's objection applies only to the state's primary election. Trump is not running in the Nevada primary, but is running in a rival caucus in the state's Republican Party.
Mr. Castro has filed similar 14th Amendment lawsuits against Mr. Trump in several states, with lawsuits in New Hampshire and Florida already dismissed.
Mr. Navarro did not make a decision on the pros and cons of the challenge.
President Trump faces dozens of 14th Amendment challenges across the country. Some cases have been successful, including a Colorado case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court.
Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's actions in response to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol violated the 14th Amendment's Insurrection Clause, which bars people who supported the insurrection from holding public office. was lowered.
President Trump has denounced the efforts as political interference, and his lawyers argue that the 14th Amendment does not apply to the presidency.
The Trump campaign praised the dismissal in a statement Tuesday, calling the Nevada lawsuit “bogus” and “disingenuous.”
Press Secretary Stephen Chan said the firing was “not just a victory for President Trump, but a victory for all Americans and Nevadans.”
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