Attorneys for Donald Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to “put a swift and decisive end” to legal efforts that challenge his eligibility for the presidency, telling the justices that a Colorado court ruling to exclude the former president from the primary ballot could “unleash chaos and bedlam” if other states follow.
Trump’s legal team and others, including Republican lawmakers, got their chance ahead of Feb. 8 oral arguments to urge the justices to reverse a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, which concluded the Constitution’s Insurrection Clause disqualifies Trump from holding the presidency.
The state court ruling, which highlighted Trump’s conduct in the lead-up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, concluded that Trump “engaged in insurrection” and found he should be excluded from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot under a section of the 14th Amendment.
