Former Pres. Trump's 2024 bid hit with immediate challenge from group behind 'disqualification clause' lawsuits.
-- even as similar such efforts have failed against other Republicans.
Free Speech For People previously filed challenges against other elected Republicans like Reps. Madison Cawthorn and, arguing their actions around Jan. 6 and support for overturning the 2020 election results amounted to the disqualifying behavior. Neither Cawthorn nor Greene participated in the rioting, though Cawthorn spoke at a Trump rally beforehand; Greene has said she was a "victim" along with other lawmakers.
"I can say that Donald Trump is going to face legal challenges for his eligibility, but he will also face scrutiny from secretaries of state and chief election officials, regardless of whether there will be a legal challenge," said John Bonifaz, co-founder and president for Free Speech For People. "So, it's not required that there be a legal challenge for the secretary of state to hold up his or her responsibility and bar Donald Trump from the ballot.
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