CNN’s senior legal expert Elie Honig expressed serious questions about the fairness and legality of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot.
Honig, noted for his acute legal analysis, emphasized Bellows’ unorthodox and faulty reasoning, emphasizing that she is not a professional lawyer.
Honig’s criticism is centered on the fact that Bellows based her decision on a variety of sources, including YouTube footage and news stories. These are items that, according to Honig, would not be admissible in a typical court setting.
“She’s not a lawyer, by the way. It’s a smartly written decision, clearly consulted with lawyers, but this is an unelected – she’s chosen by the state legislature. She’s elected by the state legislature. Chosen by the legislature, but not democratically elected, not enough,” Honig explained.
Honig also emphasized the procedural issues that led to the disqualification. According to the verdict, the hearing was based mainly on the testimony of a single fact witness, a liberal legal professor.
Bellows’ ruling was suspended awaiting a judicial review, but it was nonetheless severely defective, according to George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley. He called it a “litany of conclusory