LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Former President Donald J. Trump has sued Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to ensure his name appears on the February Republican Primary ballot.

Attorneys for Trump argue that Benson has no legal authority to keep him off the Presidential primary ballot, even if he had engaged in an insurrection.

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Trump and his team argue that Jan. 6, 2021, did not meet the definitions of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. “They did not amount to levying war against the United States,” the lawyers argue.

Candidates for the February 2024 Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries have to be confirmed by November 14, 2023.