After a similar decision in the states of Maine and Colorado, an Illinois judge declared Donald Trump ineligible on Wednesday because of his actions during the assault on the Capitol.
Democratic Judge Tracie Porter ordered the removal of ballots in his name, “or cause the votes cast for him to be suppressed,” in the state's Republican primary scheduled for March 19.
This decision comes and is motivated by the fact that the United States Supreme Court must determine whether Donald Trump's actions during the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 make him ineligible or whether he benefits from criminal immunity.
An accusation which is based on an 1868 amendment which then targeted supporters of the Southern Confederacy defeated during the Civil War (1861-1865).
This plans to exclude from the highest public functions anyone who has engaged in acts of “rebellion” after having taken an oath to defend the Constitution.
However, the chances of the Supreme Court ruling against the former president are low.
The judges wish to avoid at all costs giving rise to suspicions of electoral interference.
Trips on the theme of immigration
Of the thirty states in which ineligibility appeals were filed against Donald Trump, two were successful, but several states are nevertheless waiting for the Supreme Court to rule definitively.
“Today, a Democratic judge in Illinois summarily dismissed the state election commission and contradicted prior rulings in dozens of other federal and state courts,” the campaign spokesperson said. of Donald Trump, Steven Cheung, declaring that he is appealing the decision.
In the meantime, Donald Trump continues his campaign.
Like Joe Biden, his probable opponent in November, the former President of the United States travels to the southern border of the United States, in the Texan town of Eagle Pass, to discuss a subject that is close to his heart: 'immigration.
“Americans know that Biden is single-handedly responsible for the worst migration crisis in history and the resulting migrant crime crisis,” Republican campaign spokeswoman said , Karoline Leavitt.
The former right-wing president, who built his popularity during his first victorious campaign by promising the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico, recently used all his influence with Republican elected officials in Congress to block a text on immigration.
The agreement provided, in addition to migration reform, an additional aid envelope for Ukraine and Israel.
Donald Trump assures that the expulsion of migrants would be one of his priorities if he were re-elected.
“They are killing our people, they are killing our country,” he said recently.