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#GOP #lawyer w/ties to 3 #TrumpRivals enters #14thAmendment fray
A #Republican #ElectionLawyer w/ties to 4 of #Trump’s #GOP primary #opponents has joined a crowded field of individuals & groups exploring whether TFG can be kept off the #ballot for his role in #fomenting the #ViolentAttack on #Jan6.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/12/trump-gop-lawyer-14th-amendment/
Jason #Torchinsky, a partner w/the #Virginia #law firm Holtzman Vogel, has in recent days initiated conversations about the idea of trying to #disqualify Trump w/a range of figures, including a Democratic secretary of state, fellow election lawyers & a retired federal #judge who has helped lead the push to question Trump’s #eligibility….
The lawyer’s involvement reflects the latest escalation in an emerging #legal fight over a once-obscure provision of the #Constitution.
The tussle has produced surprising alliances, & analysts say it will probably end w/a ruling on #Trump’s #eligibility from #SCOTUS.
#Torchinsky’s firm has done #legal work for the campaigns of former NJ governor #ChrisChristie & businessman #VivekRamaswamy, as well as for Never Back Down, the PAC promoting the presidential campaign of FL Gov. Ron #DeSantis.
Torchinsky, a longtime GOP election lawyer who has also represented the #RNC, is researching the issue not for Trump’s rivals but for #JacobHarriman, the founder of a #nonpartisan service org called #MorePerfectUnion, Harriman said in a statement to The Washington Post.
“It is critical to understand if there is a legitimate #risk of nominating a #candidate who could be deemed to be #ineligible for office,” Harriman said. Torchinsky declined to comment.