Tag: Donald Trump

“States Must Act,” Read this New Oped by Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Why Donald Trump is Disqualified from Future Public Office and Must be Barred From the Ballot

The Guardian recently published a new op-ed by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on why Donald Trump’s incitement of the January 6 insurrection disqualifies him from future public office under Section Three  of the Fourteenth Amendment. He goes on to make the case for why Secretaries of State across the country must bar the former
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Free Speech For People’s Campaign to Uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and Bar Trump from the Ballot Featured in New Washington Post Piece

The Washington Post recently published a new piece entitled, “Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6”. The article discusses Free Speech For People and Mi Familia Vota’s joint 14point3 campaign, and details our efforts across the country to uphold Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and bar the
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“It’s absolutely absurd”: FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Featured in the Los Angeles Times on Trump Allies’ Multi-State Effort to Access Election Systems and the DOJ’s Failure to Investigate Potential Crimes.

The LA Times recently published a new piece on Trump allies’ multi-state effort to access election systems and the apparent lack of a federal probe into the matter. The piece features contributions from FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh. “If this was the electrical grid or nuclear energy plants, or the water supply,
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New FSFP Oped in Jurist: “Merrick Garland Has Abandoned Prosecuting Trump’s Pre-2020 Crimes.”

Jurist recently published a new oped by FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein, FSFP President John Bonifaz, and FSFP Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements on the Department of Justice’s decision to ignore “substantial evidence” that Trump tried to obstruct its investigation into Russia’s election interference in 2016 and that he directed campaign finance
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FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses on The BradCast the Campaign to Bar Trump and Other Insurrectionists from the Ballot and AG Garland’s Appointment of a Special Counsel To Investigate The Former President.

FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss TrumpIsDisqualified.org, a national grassroots campaign to urge Secretaries of State and other chief elections officials to bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on any future ballot based on his incitement of the Jan 6 insurrection. Bonifaz also discussed the implications of Attorney General
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FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses New Mexico Ruling Implementing Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and Its Implications For Future 14point3 Challenges on Rising Up With Sonali

FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss a recent New Mexico ruling that disqualified former county commissioner Couy Griffin from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Fein also discussed the implications of that ruling for challenges to the candidacies of other insurrectionists including former president
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Free Speech For People Files Opposition to FEC’s Motion to Dismiss Russian Election Interference Case

The nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Campaign for Accountability (CfA) have filed their opposition to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) motion to dismiss their case challenging the FEC’s failure to investigate a five-year-old complaint regarding the Russian government’s unlawful foreign political spending in the 2016 election, at times in coordination with
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Public Interest Groups Call on Secretaries of State to Sign Declaration Barring Donald Trump From the Ballot Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nonprofit, nonpartisan legal advocacy group Free Speech For People and the grassroots advocacy group Our Revolution are calling on secretaries of state across the country to follow the mandate of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and sign a declaration that former president Donald Trump is barred from
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FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Our 14point3 Campaign and a Potential Legal Challenge Against Former President Trump’s 2024 Candidacy on The Dean Obeidallah Show.

Free Speech For People’s Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on The Dean Obeidallah Show to discuss our 14point3 campaign and the prospect of filing a legal challenge against former president Trump if he were to declare a run for office in 2024. "He's more involved in the insurrection than almost anyone else."@ronfein from @FSFP
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