Trump ineligible to run for president in Colorado because of Jan. 6, court rules in historic move
Former Pres. Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president in 2024 because of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The historic decision based on the 14th Amendment, barring Trump from the presidential primary ballot, sets up a battle before the nation's highest court about the fate of next year's election. In a 4-3 ruling that will soon be appealed — and that is likely to inspire fierce criticism from Trump's supporters and vocal applause from those who have condemned his behavior around Jan. 6 — a majority of Colorado's seven justices wrote that the former president "engaged in insurrection." ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott has more. Watch ABC News Live 24/7 on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/OOtxXPaQvoM SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Latest updates: https://abcnews.go.com/ Watch full episodes on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn #news #trump #election #abcnews
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