An Illinois judge on Wednesday barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. NY Post reporter Victor Nava shares this story. Illinois is the third state to remove Trump, 77, from primary ballots citing the Fourteenth Amendment’s so-called “insurrection clause,” joining Colorado and Maine. Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter, a Democrat, paused her order until March 1 in order to give the former president time to appeal. Porter’s decision overruled the bipartisan Illinois State Board of Elections, which dismissed a challenge to Trump’s candidacy last month after determining that the panel didn’t have the authority to rule on whether the GOP front-runner’s role in the riot violated the Constitution. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/us-news/illinois-judge-disqualifies-trump-from-gop-primary-ballot-because-of-ex-prezs-role-in-jan-6/ #illinois #donaldtrump #primary #ballot #elections #politics #jan6 The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost