There will be tough questions about whether the US Supreme Court can block Trump from running for office

The states of Colorado and Maine have banned Donald Trump from participating in the presidential primaries. The politician was charged with attempting to fraudulently overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

He is also suspected of involvement in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Despite this, Trump continues to run for president of the United States. Political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky suggested on 24 Channel whether the Supreme Court of America could remove his candidacy.

Will Trump be banned from running

A political scientist said that in the United States they don’t hide their “head in the sand” when they see a public problem. The Supreme Court will hold hearings with rather tough questions for all parties: both state representatives and Donald Trump's campaign staff.

There may be a delay in matters relating to the formulation of the court's decision, since a majority vote is required. Also, some judges may express a dissenting opinion, which will require additional time for the corresponding decision to be made. But the Supreme Court wants to hear Trump's case before it escalates into riots in the streets.

What are the chances of Trump being found to be an insurrectionist? In our system we can say that there is no sentence, which means there is no fact of involvement in the commission of a crime. Since there is no legal fact, then the decision of the Supreme Court cannot be one that will deprive him of participating in the elections,” Vigirinsky noted.

At the same time, in the American legal system the situation is somewhat different. The Supreme Court's interpretation may vary. Trump may be given an independent assessment of his involvement in the overthrow of the Capitol, that is, not taking into account the criminal process, but the degree to which he “called for an insurrection or not,” “understood that this was an insurrection aimed at overthrowing the current system of government or not.” < /p>

“Without rendering a verdict against him. Just such a subjective assessment can be provided by the Supreme Court. Under such conditions, if the conclusion is positive, then there will be no decision in favor of Trump. In other cases, if you take a positivist position, which is formed on the basis of the relevant legal facts established by the court, then there cannot be a positive decision,” stated Andrei Vigirinsky.

New indictment against Trump: what is known

On Saturday, January 27, six voters in Colorado has asked the Supreme Court to block Donald Trump from running in the state's Republican primary. They argue that the politician is ineligible to serve again as President of the United States because of his involvement in the storming of the Capitol.

Nonpartisan Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw the investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, brought charges against Trump on four counts:

• conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings;
• obstruction and attempted obstruction of official proceedings;
• conspiracy to defraud the United States;
• conspiracy to violate rights citizens.

This is the third and most serious of the criminal charges brought against Trump. For two of these charges, the law provides for up to 20 years of imprisonment. Jack Smith said he would work to get the case to the Supreme Court quickly.