Seven Republican Senators Choose Not to Sign Supreme Court Brief to Support Keeping Trump on Ballot

42 Republican senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., signed onto a Supreme Court brief in support of former President Donald Trump’s effort to remain on the 2024 presidential ballot. However, seven GOP senators did not join in.

The brief was led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and was supported by 177 other members of Congress. It was filed “in support of Petitioner Donald J. Trump.”

The seven Republican Senate holdouts are: Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Bill Cassidy, R- La., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Todd Young, R-Ind. 

One of the main points of the brief was the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to have Trump removed from the state’s presidential primary, despite his front-runner status for the Republican ticket.

The brief also raised concerns about the role of Congress in the implementation and enforcement of Section 3 of the 14^th Amendment, which prohibits candidates who have previously taken an oath of office from holding public office if they have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.”

The brief concluded by citing George Orwell’s “1984,” to illustrate their point about the potential consequences of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision.