Colorado Supreme Court agrees to hear appeals in case aiming to keep Trump off ballot: report
Just days after a Colorado judge ruled that the 14th Amendment's "insurrection" section does not disqualify ex-President Donald Trump from the state's ballot in 2024, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals in the case, CNN reports.
This comes after attorney Sean Grimsley, who represents voters aiming to kick Trump off the ballot over his involvement in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, explained during a Monday, November 20 CNN interview that the "one issue" with the decision his team will appeal is the fact Judge Sarah Wallace ruled the president does not count as an "officer of the United States."
During the interview, Grimsley also noted Trump's legal team plans to appeal as well — but on 11 different issues compared to his one.
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CNN reports, "In other portions of Wallace's ruling, she offered a searing condemnation of Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. She concluded that the former president 'actively primed the anger of his extremist supporters' and 'acted with the specific intent to incite political violence and direct it at the Capitol.'
Grimsley stated that he's "hopeful" his team will succeed in their appeal.
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CNN's full report is here.
