Can Donald Trump Bring Birther Suit Against Obama?
Oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals raise the question of whether Donald Trump could sue to have President Obama removed from the ballot for the 2012 election:
Leaders in the so-called "birther" movement argued their case over President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship before a federal appeals court Monday in Southern California, claiming the full birth certificate he released last week had been doctored.
[. . .] The appellate panel wonder[ed] how the lawsuit could have merit, given it was filed after the election and Obama had already taken office. "You did not file a claim at the time when the kind of relief you would be talking about might be plausible," Judge Raymond Fisher said. "It doesn't do anything for your candidates now."
[. . .] Assistant U.S. Attorney David DeJute acknowledged the courts may be the proper venue had a lawsuit challenging a candidate's citizenship been filed before an election. "I think a candidate can challenge the qualification of another candidate, assuming of course that candidate does so in a timely manner," DeJute said.
(Emphasis supplied.) It appears that if Donald Trump runs for President, he could file a "birther" suit against President Obama and seek his removal from the ballot. The ball is in The Donald's court (pun intended), no?
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