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Published Dec. 30, 2023, 2:08 p.m. ET
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Former President Donald Trump is planning to challenge decisions in Colorado and Maine to boot him off primary ballots as early as Tuesday — and is reportedly concerned that some conservative judges on the Supreme Court may rule against him.

Trump’s advisors plan to file legal challenges in response to both states separately ruling the presumptive Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election is ineligible based on an “insurrection” clause in the 14th Amendment and his actions leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 the New York Times reported.

In Maine, Trump’s camp is expected to challenge in state court the secretary of state’s decision blocking him from the ballot.

However, the Colorado ruling, made by that state’s highest court, will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to face pressure to weigh in on the matter.

Trump has privately told some people he thinks the Supreme Court -— to which he appointed three conservative justices creating a Republican supermajority — will overwhelmingly rule in his favor, a source told The Times.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to challenge the decisions in Maine and Colorado to remove him from the GOP primary ballots as soon as Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to challenge the decisions in Maine and Colorado to remove him from the GOP primary ballots as soon as Tuesday. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File
The decisions to remove Trump from the ballot stem from his involvement in an "insurrection" at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The decisions to remove Trump from the ballot stem from his involvement in an “insurrection” at the Capitol on Jan. 6. AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

But he is also worried that the conservative judges will be concerned about “being perceived as ‘political,” — and might rule against him, according to the outlet which cited a source with direct knowledge of his private comments.

Referring to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Saturday, “Fishermen, Loggers, & Lobstermen, who voted for President Trump overwhelmingly, are furious with this non-Lawyer Sec. of State.”

Although the secretary of state in California has said Trump would remain on the ballot in that state, there are legal filings seeking to remove Trump from ballots in 14 other states with more expected to come, according to Lawfare.