Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump is ineligible to be president

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FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19, declared Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha, File) Reba Saldanha/AP

Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump is ineligible to be president

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The Colorado Supreme Court said former President Donald Trump is disqualified from running for president, removing him from the state’s primary ballot.

The ruling is the first successful lawsuit from left-wing legal groups looking to disqualify Trump from state primary ballots over his actions on and around Jan. 6, 2021. The case is now widely expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final decision.

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The court filing found Trump was ineligible to run for president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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