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Politics
Areeba Shah

Colo. ballot challenge threatens Trump

The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on whether former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol would disqualify him from running for president in 2024. 

The seven justices grappled with the technical question of whether a U.S. Constitution amendment from the Civil War era, which prohibits "officers of the United States" from seeking office again after participating in an insurrection, applies to presidents.

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