Judge hears arguments in effort to keep Trump off ballot in Michigan

Thursday was the third time a courtroom has heard this case, one that each time has asserted the same thing: Donald Trump was the key inciter of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and therefore should be ineligible to run for president next year, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. For the most part, the arguments were the same inside the Michigan courtroom, with the former president's legal team arguing he advocated for peaceful protest while the plaintiffs argued the contrary. Even though Donald Trump is the central figure of these court cases, it was Jocelyn Benson named in the lawsuit, saying she has the power to determine the eligibility of a candidate, something Ms. Benson has refuted. Read more: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/michigan-is-the-latest-state-to-file-lawsuit-against-trump-on-ballots/ ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scrippsnews