Trump Engaged in Insurrection, Rules Colorado Judge, But Remains on Ballot

Colorado United States of America
Colorado Judge Sarah B. Wallace ruled that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Despite the insurrection ruling, the judge rejected an effort to keep Trump off the state's primary ballot.
This is the third ruling in just over a week against lawsuits seeking to remove Trump from the ballot by citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

In a recent ruling, Colorado Judge Sarah B. Wallace determined that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Despite this, she rejected an effort to keep him off the state's primary ballot. The lawsuit, brought forward by a left-leaning group on behalf of a group of Republican and independent Colorado voters, argued that Trump's actions related to the attack violated the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.

This is the third ruling in just over a week against lawsuits seeking to remove Trump from the ballot by citing Section 3 of the amendment. Legal experts have noted the significance of the judge's finding that Trump had engaged in insurrection. The judge's assessment of Trump's behavior before and on January 6 was damning, and she rejected his lawyers' argument that the First Amendment protected him.

The decision followed a weeklong trial in which lawyers for the plaintiffs called eight witnesses to build their case for Trump's disqualification. However, the judge stated it's unclear whether a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment barring insurrectionists from public office applies to the presidency. Despite the insurrection ruling, Trump may still appear on the 2024 primary presidential ballot in Colorado.


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    • This is the third ruling in a little over a week against lawsuits seeking to remove Trump from the ballot by citing Section 3 of the amendment.
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    • The lawsuit, brought by a left-leaning group on behalf of a group of Republican and independent Colorado voters, contended that Trump's actions related to the attack ran afoul of a clause in the 14th Amendment.
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      • The judge's assessment of Trump's behavior before and on Jan. 6 was damning, and she rejected his lawyers' argument that the First Amendment protected him.
      • The decision followed a weeklong trial in which lawyers for the plaintiffs called eight witnesses to build their case for Trump's disqualification.
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      • "These cases represent the most cynical and blatant political attempts to interfere with the upcoming presidential election by desperate Democrats who know Crooked Joe Biden is a failed president on the fast track to defeat." - This statement by Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, shows a clear bias against Democrats and President Joe Biden.
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        • Legal experts noted the significance of the judge's finding that Trump had engaged in insurrection.
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        • "These cases represent the most cynical and blatant political attempts to interfere with the upcoming presidential election by desperate Democrats," Cheung said in a statement.
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          • The judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James threw out the former president's bid for a mistrial.
          • Justice Arthur Engoron said he could not 'in good conscience' let Trump pursue a request that was 'utterly without merit.'
          • The ruling comes after Mr Trump launched a fresh attack on Judge Engoron's court clerk almost as an appeals court judge paused the gag order which was introduced following his previous comments about her on social media.
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          • The article includes a number of statements from Trump that could be considered deceptive or misleading, such as his attacks on Judge Engoron’s court clerk and his claims about the 'radical left.'
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          • The article includes a number of statements that could be interpreted as showing a bias against Trump, such as the description of his 'grievance-laden parlance' and the assertion that he 'continues to lie, falsely claiming that the 2020 election was stolen.'
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            • The lawsuit, brought by a left-leaning group on behalf of a group of Republican and independent Colorado voters, contended that Trump’s actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol ran afoul of the 14th Amendment.
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