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Sam Levine in New York

US courts hear efforts to remove Trump from 2024 ballot – will they work?

Donald Trump United States Scott Gessler Ron Fein
The 14th amendment measure was passed after the civil war and has never been used to block a presidential candidate from the ballot.
The 14th amendment measure was passed after the civil war and has never been used to block a presidential candidate from the ballot. Photograph: Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images

When Scott Gessler stepped up to the lectern in a Denver courtroom on Monday, he opened with a full-throated defense of American democracy.

“When it comes to decide who should lead our nation, it’s the people of the United States of America who should make those decisions,” he said. “This court should not interfere with that fundamental value – that rule of democracy.”

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