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Martin Pengelly in Washington

US supreme court ‘erred badly’ with Trump ruling, leading US historian says

Man in suit at gaudy Florida resort
Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

The US supreme court “erred badly” in ruling Colorado was wrong to seek to remove Donald Trump from the ballot for inciting the January 6 insurrection, a leading historian and analyst of presidential politics said.

The court handed down its unanimous ruling on Monday, a day before Colorado became one of 16 states and one US territory to hold a Super Tuesday primary.

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