The Colorado Supreme Court has barred former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing a Constitution clause that disqualifies candidates from office who’ve engaged in insurrection.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
All right. A notable decision has just come from the Colorado Supreme Court. There, the court has barred former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing a clause in the Constitution that disqualifies candidates from office who have engaged in insurrection. The Trump campaign has promised an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bente Birkeland of Colorado Public Radio has been covering this and joins us now. Hi, Bente.
BENTE BIRKELAND, BYLINE: Hi.
CHANG: OK, so tell us exactly what the court ruled today.
BIRKELAND: This was a divided ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court. It was a 4-3 decision, and the justices concluded that Trump engaged in an insurrection with his words and actions around the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and concluded that, therefore, he cannot hold the nation’s highest office again. And the justices did seem very aware of the gravity of this decision. They wrote that, quote, they “do not reach these conclusions lightly.” And they said that, you know, they were in uncharted territory, essentially.
CHANG: OK.
BIRKELAND: And the ruling does – yeah. So, you know, we’ve never seen anything like this in the country’s history.
CHANG: And what’s been the response so far of the Trump campaign to all of this?
BIRKELAND: Well, the Trump campaign said that this is a completely flawed decision and that they will swiftly file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and a request for a stay of, quote, “this deeply undemocratic decision.” And Trump’s campaign said that they have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in their favor and put an end to these un-American lawsuits.
CHANG: All right. Well, as we mentioned, a provision of the Constitution is at issue here….
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