Colorado judge rules Trump 'engaged in an insurrection' but...
By Curt_Anderson November 17, 2023 4:59 pm Category: Law (0.0 from 0 votes)
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he can still run for president.
(POLITICO)The case in Colorado was brought by the liberal government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. CREW argued that Trump is ineligible to run because of a clause in the 14th Amendment, which reads that those who took an oath to defend the Constitution and then have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof” are ineligible to serve.
CREW said the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 disqualified Trump under a reading of the Civil War-era amendment.
The judge found that Trump did engage in an insurrection on January 6, 2021 “through incitement, and that the First Amendment does not protect Trump’s speech.” But she also found that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment doesn’t apply to Trump.
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he can still run for president.