"Maine Secretary of State Faces 'Swatting' Incident Following Trump Ballot Exclusion Controversy"

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was the target of a swatting incident after she removed Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot citing the insurrection clause. The swatting call led to a police response at her home, although she was not present and no suspicious activity was found. This act of harassment follows her controversial decision and comes amidst other swatting incidents involving politicians such as Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Trump campaign plans to appeal Bellows's decision, which has been temporarily suspended pending court review. The incident is part of a worrying trend of using swatting as a form of intimidation against public officials.
- Maine secretary of state targeted in ‘swatting’ call after removing Trump from ballot The Guardian US
- Maine secretary of state’s house 'swatted' day after Trump ballot disqualification decision Fox News
- 'Of course' removing Trump from the ballot makes him a martyr, Sununu says POLITICO
- Why Trump's critics are citing Justice Gorsuch in fight over ballots, insurrection USA TODAY
- Destroying democracy to save it: Maine shows the danger of zealots in our legal system The Hill
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