Show-Me SecState Ashcroft Debating Trump Ballot Challenges

Constitutional debates rarely merit much interest . . . This exchange is the exception to the rule:

As Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined CNN for an interview on Monday afternoon Boris Sanchez cited a tweet from the Missouri attorney general calling a decision by local courts and state officials in Colorado and Maine “disgraceful” and asked the Republican why he disagreed with the decisions.

“The Constitution gives the criteria for individuals to run for president. The Maine constitution does not do that,” Ashcroft said.

“But Congress gives the states the ability to determine how their elections are run,” Sanchez shot back . . .

Ashcroft then asked Sanchez if hearsay evidence was allowed in Trump’s case in Colorado, to which the anchor said he “hasn’t gone through all the evidence,” so he was “not in a position to say so,” but he noted Trump’s legal team had the opportunity to respond to the allegations against it in court and did not do so.

“The United States Constitution is supreme over state constitution — I hope you at least understand that,” Ashcroft said taking a shot at Sanchez, to which he responded, “I do.”

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Missouri secretary of state, CNN anchor get heated in interview over Trump, ballots

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) and CNN anchor Boris Sanchez on Monday got into a contentious back and forth over whether former President Trump can be kept off the ballot in 2024. As Ashcroft joined CNN for an interview on Monday afternoon Sanchez cited a tweet from the Missouri AG calling a decision...