Trump wins the legal battle in Michigan and secures qualification in the state's primaries | world

Donald Trump won a victory in his fight against challenges to his eligibility for the White House on Wednesday (27): The Michigan Supreme Court refused to hear a case seeking to exclude him from the presidential primary ballot in the state.

The court said it would not hear an appeal from four Michigan electors who sought to disqualify the former president from the Republican primary on February 27 for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Voters argued that Trump, the front-runner to win the 2024 Republican nomination, could not serve as president under a clause in the US Constitution that bars people from holding office if they engage in “insurrection or rebellion” after doing so. United States of America.

“We are not persuaded that the issues presented should be considered by this court,” the justices said in a brief order.

In a post on his platform, “Truth Social,” Trump said that the court “strongly and rightly denied” what he described as the Democrats’ “desperate attempt” to keep him off the ballot in Michigan.

Colorado banned Trump from participating in the elections

The Michigan decision contradicts the Colorado Supreme Court's decision last week to disqualify Trump based on the same constitutional provision, known as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump promised to appeal the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court.

Trump has been charged in a federal case and in Georgia for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, but he has not been charged with insurrection in connection with the January 6 attack.

The US Supreme Court ruling could resolve the nationwide question of Trump's eligibility to run in the 2024 presidential race.

The voters' attorney described the Colorado Supreme Court's decision as procedural, noting that the court allowed them to revive the issue for the November 2024 general election.

Attorney Mark Brewer said in a statement: “The court’s decision is disappointing, but we will continue at a later stage to seek to defend this important constitutional provision designed to protect our republic.”

Unlike Colorado, the Michigan Supreme Court has not decided whether Trump engaged in insurrection. The justices upheld the lower court's rulings, concluding that the courts should not decide the issue of primaries.

Unlike challenges to the Fourteenth Amendment in some other states, Michigan is one of the states likely to decide the outcome of the general election in November 2024.