Rep. Cawthorn, who's embraced former President Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was 'stolen,' is facing a legal challenge that experts say could bar him from holding office.
that the 2020 election was"stolen," is facing a legal challenge that experts say could bar him from holding office.says the North Carolina Republican should should be disqualified from seeking re-election to Congress over his support for the Jan. 6 riot.
“There’s a good amount of evidence from Cawthorn’s own mouth that he was supporting an insurrection," Gerhardt said. J. Michael Bitzer, a politics professor at Catawba College in North Carolina, said for now it's"unclear" how the fight will shake out.Under North Carolina law, the next step for the state election board would be to put together a panel to hear the dispute. Cawthorn would then have to prove he is not an insurrectionist and that he should not be disqualified.
In his federal suit, Cawthorn"vigorously denies that he engaged in 'insurrection or rebellion' against the United States." He's seeking to have the challenge thrown out on the grounds the challenge process is"unconstitutional" because it essentially places the burden on him to prove his innocence instead of the voters to prove his guilt.
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