A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit challenging former President Trump's eligibility to run in 2024, ruling that Republican challenger John Anthony Castro, who filed suit in the Silver State, is “not eligible.” I put it down.
U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro, appointed by former President Barack Obama, will issue a final ruling Monday on whether the 14th Amendment bars Trump from serving in office over his alleged incitement of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. issued an order dismissing Mr. Castro's lawsuit. .
“This is a political issue of great concern to the American people,” Navarro said. “For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that Mr. Castro is ineligible and, therefore, the Court lacks jurisdiction to hear this action.”
Mr. Navarro stated that, “To have standing to sue in federal court, a plaintiff must have actual, specific, actual or imminent injury actually caused by the defendant's challenged conduct and redressable by a favorable judgment.'' must be covered.” “This jurisdictional limitation prevents plaintiffs from invoking the Article III jurisdiction of federal courts simply by asserting a “general interest common to all citizens.''
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Former President Trump departs after speaking at the Commit to Caucus rally in Clinton, Iowa on January 6, 2024. (Tannen Morley/AFP via Getty Images)
The ruling noted that five courts have already rejected Mr. Castro's claims of status as a political competitor.
“By rejecting the claims of Mr. Castro's political competitors' positions, the court finds that Castro is raising money to falsely fabricate his own positions simply to bring this case forward,” Navarro said. It will become,” he wrote. “The evidence shows that Castro is injuring himself in order to create a position that challenges Mr. Trump's eligibility to run for president.”
The judge said that by Mr. Castro's own admission, he “declared himself a candidate and paid the filing fee to demonstrate that Mr. Trump's presidency is inadmissible.” The ruling said in an Associated Press article that Mr. Castro said, “I do not intend to lie or pretend that my candidacy is anything more than trying to enforce the Constitution of the United States, and that is why I am here.'' “This is what I came for,” he was quoted as saying. ”
In a footnote, Navarro emphasized that Trump and Castro are not competing on the same ballot in Nevada.
“As Mr. Castro indicated in his FAC, the Nevada Republican Party holds caucuses separate from the national presidential preference primary. Mr. Castro intends to run for the Nevada Republican Party PP,” the footnote reads. be. “Mr. Trump is not participating in the PP, instead participating in the caucus vote.”
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Former President Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel after attending a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing in federal court on Tuesday. On either side of him are attorneys John Lauro (left) and attorney John Sauer (center right). , January 9, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Javin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
After Colorado's Supreme Court removed Trump from the state's ballot, dozens of lawsuits have now been filed challenging Trump's eligibility, citing the 14th Amendment.
Maine's Democratic secretary of state also banned Trump from voting, citing the insurrection clause.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to accept Trump's challenge to the Colorado ruling and is scheduled to begin hearing arguments in February.
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan supported the dismissal of the Nevada lawsuit in a statement to media outlets.
On January 9, 2024, former President Trump leaves the Waldorf Astoria where he held a press conference after appearing in court in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
“Today, we rejected another attempt orchestrated by the false, malicious, and twisted Joe Biden to disenfranchise Americans as a whole, and Nevada voters in particular, from voting for the candidate of their choice. , it's not just a victory for President Trump. But it's a victory for all Americans and Nevadans,” Chan said, according to KLAS. “President Trump remains undefeated in federal court against these cynical efforts to interfere in the 2024 election. Courts in 11 states have now dismissed similar pathetic 14th Amendment voting lawsuits. are doing.”
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“Make no mistake: All of these ‘vote challenges’ are blatant attempts to steal the election from perverse Joe Biden and disenfranchise over 100 million American voters,” he said. continued. “President Trump is the front-runner in the Republican primary as well as the general election, and his opponents are desperate. Rest assured that President Trump will fight each and every one of these shameful attacks on American democracy. “Let's make America great again. He will win, and we will all win.” ”
