Former President Donald Trump led an insurrection after he lost the 2020 election and should be disqualified from running for president again, a group of his opponents are arguing this week in a key test case in Colorado.
The trial kicked off Monday in Denver testing the novel theory that Mr. Trump should be blocked from the 2024 primary and general election ballots in Colorado because of his actions following the 2020 presidential election.
Mr. Trump is facing dozens of federal and state criminal charges related to his actions following the 2020 election, including racketeering, obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States, but none of the charges accuse him of inciting an insurrection. In Colorado, the case was brought by six plaintiffs identified as Republican and independent primary voters and led by the left-wing activist group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. They made the case that Mr. Trump led an insurrection on Jan. 6 when a mob of angry protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol while lawmakers were certifying Mr. Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
Appearing via video, Mr. Swalwell recounted Mr. Trump’s tweets during the riot attacking Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to block Mr. Biden’s certification. He also described hearing a gunshot while lawmakers were rushed out of the House chamber just steps ahead of the rioting mob that had forced their way into the building.
Ahead of the trial, Trump backers called for District Judge Sarah Wallace to recuse herself from the matter. “It’s the people who get to decide, and this lawsuit seeks to cancel that principle,” Mr. Gessler argued. “At its basic level, this is election interference.”
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