The Colorado Supreme Court rules that Trump is DISQUALIFIED from running for president and removed from the state ballot under the 14th Amendment for ‘participating in an insurrection’

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday removed former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary, ruling that he violated the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause for his role on Jan. 6.

In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the ex-president and 2024 Hopeful are ineligible to run for president.

The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil War and prohibits public officials from seeking future office if they were “involved in an insurrection.”

“A majority of the Court finds that Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,” the court wrote.

The decision may not be upheld, with Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung confirming on Tuesday night that the ex-president would appeal it to the Supreme Court.

“We are confident that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these un-American lawsuits,” Cheung said.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump breached the Capitol on January 6, interrupting the joint session of Congress that was certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory

The decision comes after a district court ruled that while Trump incited an insurrection — the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — the provision in the Constitution was unclear whether it was intended to bar candidates for president.

Tuesday’s ruling is stayed pending an appeal until January 4.

The lawsuit was filed by the Washington, D.C.-based group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, on behalf of six Colorado voters, some Republican and some unaffiliated with a political party.

The lawsuit pointed to Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as well as his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The court found “by clear and convincing evidence” that Trump participated in an insurrection as defined by the Fourteenth Amendment.

The court ruled that the section was “self-executing,” meaning no further action from Congress was required.

It found that the court “did not err” when it found that January 6 constituted an “insurrection.”

In its ruling, the court referred to Trump’s January 6 speech on the Ellipse on the day Congress met to count the electoral votes

This was done by quoting Trump’s January 6 speech in which he told a crowd on the Ellipse to “fight like hell,” saying it was not protected speech under the First Amendment.

“The sum of these parts is this: President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three; because he has been disqualified, it would be an unlawful act under the election law if the secretary were to list him as a candidate in the presidential primaries,” the court ruled.

It recognized the certain appeal and postponed the decision until January 4 to allow time.

And it came with the caveat: ‘We are also aware that we are traveling in unknown territory, and that this case, among other things, presents several first impression issues.

Cheung said the decision was the product of an “entirely Democrat-appointed” court and a “Soros-financed scheme by a left-wing group to interfere in the elections on behalf of corrupt Joe Biden.”

“Democratic Party leaders are in a state of paranoia about the growing, dominant lead that President Trump has amassed in the polls. “They have lost faith in Biden’s failed presidency and are now doing everything they can to prevent American voters from removing them from office in November,” Cheung said in a statement.

CREW’s president and the plaintiffs applauded Tuesday’s decision.

“Today’s decision by the court affirms what our clients alleged in this lawsuit: that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist who disqualified himself from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his role in the attack on the Capitol of January 6, and that Secretary Griswold must keep him from the Colorado primaries. It is not only historic and justified, but necessary to protect the future of democracy in our country,” CREW President Noah Bookbinder said in a statement.

“Our Constitution clearly states that those who violate their oath of office by attacking our democracy are barred from serving in government. It was an honor to represent the petitioners, and we look forward to ensuring that this critically important ruling stands,” Bookbinder added.

One of the accusers, Norma Anderson, was the former Republican House and Senate leader of Colorado.

“My co-plaintiffs and I brought this case to continue to protect the right to free and fair elections enshrined in our Constitution and to ensure that Colorado’s Republican primaries only vote for eligible candidates. Today’s victory does just that,” she said in a statement.

“Long before this lawsuit was filed, I had already read Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and concluded that it applied to Donald Trump given his actions leading up to and on January 6. “I am proud to be a petitioner and pleased that the Colorado Supreme Court came to the same conclusion as all of us,” she added.

Also featured was Eric Trump, who referred to how Trump’s poll numbers have risen even as he faces four criminal charges.

“Prediction: This decision in Colorado will add 5%+ points to @realDonaldTrump’s already runaway poll numbers,” he posted on X.