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The Supreme Court refused to entertain a case brought by an unlikely Republican presidential contender in an attempt to exclude former President Donald Trump from the ballot due to his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. The court's decision, announced without providing a rationale or voting record, follows its typical approach when declining to review cases. The lawsuit was initiated by John Anthony Castro, a tax attorney and perennial candidate who switched his political affiliation from Democrat to Republican after the 2020 election. Castro claimed that President Trump violated a clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bars individuals who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" or have "given aid or comfort" to insurrectionists from seeking public office.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]() for more [VIDEO: Supreme Court Gives Trump A Huge Victory... / JUST IN: Documents Reveal Hunter Biden’s Suspected Involvement With...]( [PatriotNewsToday]( Oct 2 ∙ Preview   [READ IN APP](   The Supreme Court refused to entertain a case brought by an unlikely Republican presidential contender in an attempt to exclude former President Donald Trump from the ballot due to his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots. The court's decision, announced without providing a rationale or voting record, follows its typical approach when declining to review cases. The lawsuit was initiated by John Anthony Castro, a tax attorney and perennial candidate who switched his political affiliation from Democrat to Republican after the 2020 election. Castro claimed that President Trump violated a clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bars individuals who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" or have "given aid or comfort" to insurrectionists from seeking public office. Please take a minute to sign up for our subscription - Help us keep reaching more Americans [Upgrade to paid]( While this decision offers a degree of resolution for Trump's legal team, they still confront challenges at the state level in Minnesota and Colorado, while election officials in other states, like New Hampshire, have contemplated similar actions. In his legal filings, Castro contended that he was pursuing relief from the court as a candidate ostensibly competing against President Trump for the GOP nomination. "A primary candidate has legal standing to bring forth a claim challenging the eligibility of a fellow primary candidate due to competitive injury in the form of a decrease in votes and/or fundraising, if the primary candidate believes that the fellow primary candidate is ineligible for public office and to prevent actions inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution," Castro conveyed to the court. He added, "The authors of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment specifically crafted it to exclude highly popular pro-insurrection individuals from the ballot. Consequently, Castro not only falls within the 'zone' of interests but is precisely the kind of person that the framers of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment sought to protect politically, whereas Trump is exactly the type of individual they intended to disqualify." Castro poses no significant threat to the president, having failed to qualify for numerous GOP debates or garner significant media coverage within the field. President Trump has consistently denied his involvement in the January 6 riots and has decried all legal cases against him as a coordinated "witch hunt" orchestrated by opponents seeking to hinder his bid to defeat President Joe Biden in the upcoming election. Please take a minute to sign up for our subscription - Help us keep reaching more Americans [Upgrade to paid]( Former President Donald Trump, well-known for his often contentious relationship with the media, injected a moment of humor into the ongoing tension surrounding his trial. As reporters swarmed him for comments during a break in the trial, Trump offered a casual response that elicited some laughter. Standing outside a New York County courtroom on Monday, Trump vehemently criticized the proceedings against him, taking aim at the judge and the New York Attorney General. He characterized the trial as a "sham" orchestrated by a "racist" attorney general driven by political motivations. These remarks came as he appealed a ruling related to the valuation of his Mar-a-Lago property and other properties he's been accused of inflating. However, the moment that captured everyone's attention and made headlines occurred when a reporter asked about Trump's lunch plans during the trial recess. "When are you going to have lunch?" one voice from the media crowd inquired. "Will you come back after lunch, Mr. Trump?" another reporter immediately followed up. With candor, Trump simply replied, "Probably," leading to laughter among the press corps. Before the trial, Trump also issued a scathing critique of New York's legal system, alleging bias and interference in elections. "You don't have to be a lawyer to see the danger to anyone doing business in the Empire State. Anyone doing business in New York State is crazy." He singled out Letitia James, New York's Attorney General, claiming that she had run her election campaign with the primary goal of taking him down. Trump commented on the conduct of the trial, stating, "I got a call last week, 'Sir, we lost part of the case.' I said, 'The trial didn't even start!' You know, the trial starts, I guess, today. He rules that we lost a big part of the case because he's a Democrat-club politician." The former President's frustration was palpable. "This is what you call election interference, and it's even worse than that, much worse. And you can't get much worse than election interference, especially when we're talking about the presidential election of 2024." "This guy is getting away with everything." He also expressed concerns about the judge's clerk, asserting, "She despises Trump even more than he does." The trial revolves around allegations that Trump overvalued his properties by hundreds of billions of dollars for financial and tax advantages. Alina Habba, Trump's former legal representative, has criticized the judge's position and expressed unwavering support for Trump. This morning, Trump shared more of his unfiltered opinions, stating, "The surge in violent crime occurring in our city and our state is disgraceful, and we're going to be dealing with this for months. It's absurd with a judge who has already made up his mind. He's a Democratic judge, a political operative, and it's absurd." Trump's ongoing trials continue to attract significant media attention, with many of us see the political bias in the proceedings. Please sign up for our membership to read further… JUST IN: Documents Reveal Hunter Biden’s Suspected Involvement With Sex Trafficking Ring…... Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to PatriotNewsToday to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. 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