Washington: The Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from voters seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from next year’s presidential primary for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
This decision allows Trump to remain on the electoral roll.
Voters sought to disqualify Trump under a provision of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits people engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding office if they have already taken the oath of office to the United States.
Michigan’s decision contrasts with a decision last week by Colorado’s highest court to disqualify Trump under the same constitutional provision.
CNN earlier reported Michigan’s decision.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward, Andrew Goudsward and Ismail Shakil; editing by Paul Grant, Chizu Nomiyama and Mark Porter)
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