China News Service, January 19. According to CBS, on January 18, local time, former US President Trump submitted a defense brief to the US Supreme Court, asking it to overturn a previous ruling in Colorado.
The ruling concluded that Trump is no longer qualified to participate in the party primary in the 2024 U.S. presidential election in this state.
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In a filing with the Supreme Court, Trump's lawyers reportedly said that "challenges to Trump's candidacy could disenfranchise millions of Americans" and that "if other state courts and state officials Following Colorado's lead and excluding the likely Republican presidential candidate from their ballots would cause chaos."
Based on the "insurrection prohibition" of Article 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on December 19, 2023 that Trump no longer has 2024 in the state due to his impact on the riots on Capitol Hill. Qualifications for party primaries in the United States presidential election.
Trump's lawyers said, "The Supreme Court should overturn the Colorado decision because Trump is not even bound by Article III, and the president is not an 'officer of the United States' under the Constitution. Even if Trump is bound by that clause "The court should overturn these grounds and put an end to these unconstitutional disqualifications once and for all."
According to reports, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on February 8, which may have an important impact on Trump's candidacy in Colorado and in states across the United States.