Cook County (IL) Judge Tracie Porter has ordered former President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the state’s March 19 primary. She has stayed the order until Friday, March 1, in anticipation of a predicted appeal.
Porter’s judgment comes after the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled on January 30 that it lacked authority to determine whether it had authority to remove Trump from the ballot based on the argument that Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, constituted a disqualifying violation of the 14th Amendment.
Porter stated that her decision would be rendered moot should the United States Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s removal from the Colorado primary ballot determine said removal was “inconsistent” with her own.
Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung has stated that the ruling will be swiftly appealed.
“Today, an activist Democrat judge in Illinois summarily…
