{"id":2085648,"date":"2023-10-31T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-tight-lipped-on-trumps-14th-amendment-trial-in-colorado\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:08:37","slug":"white-house-tight-lipped-on-trumps-14th-amendment-trial-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-tight-lipped-on-trumps-14th-amendment-trial-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"White House silent on Trump&#8217;s 14th Amendment trial in Colorado."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-tight-lipped-on-trumps-14th-amendment-trial-in-colorado%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House remained tight-lipped on Tuesday regarding the lawsuit \u200daimed at preventing\u200b former President\u2063 Donald Trump \u2062from appearing\u2063 on the 2024 election ballot in Colorado. The lawsuit, \u200bfiled\u200d by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in\u200c Washington, argues that Trump&#8217;s involvement in \u2063the Capitol riot disqualifies him from running\u200c for\u200b office. The trial,\u2063 which began \u2063on Monday, could set \u200da precedent for\u200b barring\u2063 Trump from future presidential bids.<\/p>\n<p>During the White House press briefing, press \u200csecretary \u200bKarine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the lawsuit, \u2064citing \u200dthe Hatch Act, which prohibits administration officials from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-tight-lipped-on-trumps-14th-amendment-trial-in-colorado\/\" title=\"White House silent on Trump's 14th Amendment trial in Colorado.\">discussing\u2062 electoral politics<\/a>. When asked if this could potentially \u2064rally support for Trump in other \u2063states, Jean-Pierre remained noncommittal, stating that she\u2062 would not comment\u2062 on anything \u200drelated to\u200d upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s refusal to address\u2064 the lawsuit has sparked curiosity and\u2063 speculation. Watch the full\u200b briefing below for more details.  <\/p>\n<h2> Why has the \u2064White House chosen\u200d to remain silent\u2062 on the lawsuit against Trump&#8217;s candidacy for the 2024 election?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: White House Remains Mum on Lawsuit against Trump&#8217;s Candidacy\u2064 for the 2024 Election<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cWhite House has\u200b chosen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-denies-taking-part-in-sons-alleged-shakedown-of-chinese-businessman\/\" title=\"Biden denies involvement in son's alleged Chinese shakedown.\">remain tight-lipped<\/a> regarding a lawsuit filed \u200dagainst former President Donald Trump \u2062aimed at preventing \u200chis appearance\u200b on the 2024 election ballot in Colorado. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics \u200din Washington took \u200dlegal action, arguing that Trump&#8217;s involvement in the Capitol riot disqualifies him from running for \u2063office. The ongoing \u2062trial, which started on Monday, could potentially\u2064 set\u2063 a\u200d precedent\u2064 for\u2064 barring Trump from future presidential bids. The White\u2064 House press\u2064 secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, declined to comment on the lawsuit during a recent briefing, citing the Hatch\u2064 Act, which forbids administration officials from discussing electoral \u200dpolitics.<\/p>\n<p>The Hatch Act\u2064 and Its Limitations<\/p>\n<p>During the White \u200dHouse \u200dpress briefing,\u200b Karine Jean-Pierre invoked the Hatch Act as\u2062 the \u200dreason behind the\u2063 administration&#8217;s refusal to comment \u200bon the ongoing lawsuit. \u200dThe Hatch\u200b Act \u200cis a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-government-groups-ask-state-officials-to-stop-bidens-federal-takeover-of-elections\/\" title=\"Good Government Groups Ask State Officials To Stop Biden\u2019s Federal Takeover Of Elections\">federal law enacted<\/a> in 1939 that prohibits federal employees, including administration\u2063 officials, from engaging in certain political activities. Under the act, it is considered a violation for officials to use their positions to engage in \u2064partisan political activities or promote \u2064a \u200dparticular\u2064 candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre&#8217;s Noncommittal Stance<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the potential impact \u200bof this \u2063lawsuit on Trump&#8217;s support in other\u2062 states, Jean-Pierre chose to remain noncommittal. She \u2064made it clear\u2063 that\u2062 she would\u2062 not comment on \u2062anything related \u2062to upcoming elections. This response may have been an\u2064 indication that the White House\u2064 is taking a cautious approach, not\u200b wanting to\u2063 be seen as interfering with ongoing legal proceedings or influencing public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Curiosity and Speculation Surrounding the Lawsuit<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s refusal to address the lawsuit has sparked a considerable amount of curiosity and\u200d speculation. Many are keen to understand \u2064the administration&#8217;s rationale behind\u200d avoiding comment on such a \u200bcrucial matter. By not delving into \u200bthe specifics \u200bof the case, the White House \u2062has\u200c left room for interpretation, leading some to question whether it is\u2063 attempting to distance itself from contentious legal \u2064battles or if there may \u200bbe other\u2063 underlying factors at play.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 the trial against Trump&#8217;s potential appearance\u200c on the \u200c2024 election ballot in Colorado continues, the White House has chosen to maintain silence\u200c on the \u2064matter, invoking\u200d the Hatch Act as the reason for\u200c their refusal \u2064to comment. This\u2062 decision has piqued the interest of the \u2064public\u2064 and \u2063fostered a sense of speculation\u200b regarding the \u200bimplications of the lawsuit. Only time will \u2064tell if this trial will \u2063set a precedent for future presidential bids\u2063 by barring \u200bTrump from future elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House refused to comment on the lawsuit aiming to exclude ex-President Donald Trump from Colorado&#8217;s 2024 election ballot. The lawsuit, filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, argues that Trump&#8217;s involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot renders him ineligible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2085650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2085650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}