Dark money met election interference in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump off of state ballots, linked to George Soros.
Formerly the Open Society Institute, and now controlled by his heir and successor Alex Soros, the infamous businessman's grantmaking network was shown to have an established link to the 501(3) group Free Speech For People, currently challenging Trump's legal right to be on the ballot in Minnesota based on a 14th Amendment claim.
The 501(3) founded in 2010 was responsible for both the 2016 targeting of Trump Organization subsidiary Trump SoHo for connections to the California and New York state retirement systems, an alleged violation of the Domestic Emoluments Clause, and the movement to see the president impeached the first time.
Thursday, their legal challenge against the president was scheduled to begin oral arguments in the Minnesota Supreme Court as they asserted "Donald J. Trump is disqualified from the presidency of the United States under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment" The pertinent detail of the amendment stated ineligibility if they had engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the , or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," barring a two-thirds vote of both chambers of Congress to remove the restriction.
"Donald J. Trump, through his words and actions, after swearing an oath as an officer of the United States to support the Constitution, engaged in insurrection or rebellion," their original petition stated.
" A spokesperson for the president had countered claims brought against Trump and said in a statement, "The people who are pursuing this absurd conspiracy theory and political attack on President Trump are stretching the law beyond recognition.
" Further, Trump attorney Scott Gessler, former secretary of state for Colorado, said in his opening remarks, "It looks to extinguish the opportunityfor millions of Coloradans, Colorado Republicans and unaffiliated voters, to be able to choose and vote for the presidential candidate they want.
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