Colorado’s top court bans Trump from state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause | CBC News

Colorado’s top court bans Trump from state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause | CBC News

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The Colorado Supreme Court has declared former U.S. president Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency under the constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.

The ruling came down Tuesday afternoon

The Colorado Supreme Court is removing former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured at a rally in Reno, Nev., on Sunday, from the state’s primary ballot. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

The Colorado Supreme Court declared former U.S. president Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency Tuesday under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause, and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.

The move set up a likely showdown in the country’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.

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