MN Supreme Court says Trump campaign not allowed to intervene … – KARE11.com
ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court turned down the Trump campaign’s attempt to intervene in a ballot petition that seeks to ban the former president from appearing on the ballot in the state in 2024.
The court did, however, outline a path for the campaign to get involved in the ongoing litigation, which stems from Trump’s alleged involvement in the events of January 6, 2021.
According to the court document, the Republican Party of Minnesota’s request to intervene in the matter was granted, but Donald Trump did not file a response to the petition.
Instead, Trump’s campaign team, Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., filed a response that included a footnote stating it was the legal entity charged with securing Trump’s election in 2024.
According to the campaign, Trump didn’t respond because he was not “subject to the personal jurisdiction of the court”, said the filing.
The court gave the Trump campaign until Oct. 18 to file a brief that would allow the campaign to participate in oral arguments in the matter, which are scheduled to begin on Nov. 2.
The petition, filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court, argues that Trump is disqualified from public office under the rarely used “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The petitioners, including Democratic former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe, argue that anyone who has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engages in insurrection is barred from ever holding public office again.
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