Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI), who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in 2021, argued in a Friday court filing that Trump should be allowed on the state ballot.
A number of states, including Michigan, are dealing with lawsuits pushing for Trump to be disqualified from the ballot under an interpretation of the 14th Amendment. They claim because of Trump’s alleged role in the riot on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, he is barred from holding higher office since he “engaged in insurrection.”
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Multiple lawsuits have been filed in Michigan, hoping to keep Trump off the Feb. 27 presidential primary ballot.
Filed through his attorney, Meijer submitted a brief related to the court case against Trump, writing, “Ordering the Secretary of State to remove Donald Trump from the ballot would open the floodgates for lawsuits across the political spectrum. The implications are not hard to predict,” per The Detroit News.
Last year, Meijer lost to a primary challenger backed by the former president — John Gibbs, before losing in the election to Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI). The one-term congressman’s primary defeat was largely in part due to the loss of support from Trump voters. Only two Republican members who voted to impeach Trump were reelected.
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The West Michigan native is now expected to launch a Senate bid soon in what will be a highly competitive race after creating an exploratory committee in August.
“Voters in Michigan deserve to have the opportunity to support the candidate of their choice, including former President Trump,” Meijer said in a statement Friday after filing the brief in a case pending in the Michigan Court of Claims. “I filed an amicus brief today to support Mr. Trump being on the ballot because our democracy relies on the ability of voters, not judges or partisan election officials, to determine their leaders.”
