Republican lawyer and activist Alexander Talcott’s death has been ruled by police as a homicide after his body was found in his New Hampshire domicile. Talcott’s neck was reported to have been stabbed. Mr. Talcott was 41 years old.
Police authorities have reportedly identified an individual as a suspect in the case but have refrained from arresting or bringing charges. The police have not stated whether they have evidence that this was an act of self-defense.
A press release from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office read, “The parties involved in the incident have been identified, and based on the information known to investigators there is no danger to the public.”
William O’Brien, the state director of the New Hampshire chapter of the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA), eulogized the deceased as “a staunch advocate for the core values of the Republican Party” and further remarked, “His unwavering belief in liberty, free markets, and limited government resonated deeply in his role as a lawyer. Within the RNLA, his leadership was unwavering in promoting our shared values, ensuring every member felt empowered and well-prepared.”
O’Brien called Talcott “an exceptionally skilled champion for the rule of law and the importance of fair and honest elections” and said that the deceased’s legacy would “inspire future generations within the RNLA and the greater legal community.”
Mr. Talcott’s death comes in the shadow of election-related mulling by the New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan and the state attorney general over removing the Republican presidential frontrunner’s name, Donald Trump, from the state ballot. Such disastrous and dangerous musings are reported over whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies the former president from having ballot access in 2024 (or ever again). This ludicrous argument was put forward by Michael Luttig, a former judge, and Laurence Tribe, a leftist law professor.
The 14th Amendment does not apply to the elected office of the president based on a simple reading of its own text.
Furthermore, the fact is that Congress failed to convict Mr. Trump in its second impeachment over “incitement of insurrection” regarding the January 6th riot.
Even if this amendment applied to Trump it would still not block ballot access. The amendment in its plain language would prevent Trump from serving as president but not running for the office. Such a broad reading of the scope and scale of the amendment may have prohibited Joe Biden and Kamala Harris from taking office given their support for BLM back in the riotous year of 2020.