Trump Taken Off Illinois Ballot by Judge Over Insurrection
- Illinois becomes third state to block Trump from ballot
- Trump called the move ‘unconstitutional’ and plans to appeal
Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter removed Trump from the ballot.
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An Illinois judge barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Republican presidential primary ballot, marking the third state to impose such a ban on the former president for his role in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan 6.
Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter paused her decision Wednesday and gave Trump until Friday to appeal. Porter based her ruling on a provision in the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment known as the insurrection clause. The measure bars people from returning to office if they took an oath to support the Constitution and then engaged in insurrection.