GOP threat to cripple Kamala Harris in court is non-starter: lawyer

Republican threats to launch legal challenges against Kamala Harris’ planned takeover as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee are a non-starter, an attorney said Tuesday.

Janos Marton, who unsuccessfully ran to become Manhattan District Attorney in 2020, told Newsweek there is no path for the GOP to scupper Harris’ candidacy.

It follows House Speaker Mike Johnson’s claim Sunday that the party was looking at legal challenges to her being on the ballot, and the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation’s revelation that it has millions of dollars to dedicate to that effort.

"I am doubtful that any legal challenges to Harris' ballot line would stand, provided that she is nominated at the Democratic National Convention," he told the news site.

"Even if certain state laws initially bind delegates to President Biden, we've already seen a number of state delegations commit to Vice President Harris, and that number will approach unanimity in the absence of a serious challenger."

The Associated Press reported Monday night that Harris, who was endorsed by President Joe Biden after he announced he was dropping out of the campaign Sunday, has already won the support of enough delegates to secure the nomination on the first ballot.

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Marton said this is not the first time there has been uncertainly before a Democratic Party convention.

"Keep in mind, the 2008 Democratic primary, which was in some way more unsettled than this situation, resulted in a clean convention even later than the DNC will be this year, and there were no legal challenges to that ticket," he said.

In that race, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton left the party badly divided going into the convention.