US: Trump appeals Maine verdict disqualifying him from ballot under insurrection clause
World | January 03, 2024 13:58 ISTMaine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows became the first top election official in history to disqualify a presidential candidate under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump's critics called for banning him from elections over his role in instigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.