by Ben Whedon
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday determined that former President Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection against the United States via the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot and was therefore ineligible to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot, Politico reported.
The decision made the state the first in the nation to remove Trump from the ballot, setting up a near-certain Supreme Court battle over the matter ahead of the election.
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Reprinted with permission from Just the News