Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president and should not be on Colorado’s primary ballot, that state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The court stayed its ruling until January 4, subject to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but its decision foreshadows an election year of twists and turns and fought extensively in the courts. Trump’s campaign said that they would appeal.
The state justices, in a 4-3 decision, concluded that Trump is disqualified under section three of the 14th Amendment. The section prohibits from office those who, after taking an oath to support the Constitution, have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” A group of plaintiffs, all state electors eligible to vote in the Republican primary, had challenged Trump’s eligibility, citing his conduct on January 6, 2021.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly. We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us.
The court stayed its ruling until January 4, subject to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, but its decision foreshadows an election year of twists and turns and fought extensively in the courts. Trump’s campaign said that they would appeal.
The state justices, in a 4-3 decision, concluded that Trump is disqualified under section three of the 14th Amendment. The section prohibits from office those who, after taking an oath to support the Constitution, have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” A group of plaintiffs, all state electors eligible to vote in the Republican primary, had challenged Trump’s eligibility, citing his conduct on January 6, 2021.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly. We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us.
- 12/19/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Mama, don’t let your boys grow up to be insurrectionists.
“Cowboys for Trump” founder Couy Griffin has been booted from his position as Otero County Commissioner by a New Mexico judge over his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge Francis J. Mathew ruled on Monday that under Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, “the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol and surrounding planning, mobilization, and incitement were an “‘insurrection” against the Constitution of the United States, and [Griffin] “engaged in” that insurrection after taking his oath,...
“Cowboys for Trump” founder Couy Griffin has been booted from his position as Otero County Commissioner by a New Mexico judge over his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge Francis J. Mathew ruled on Monday that under Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, “the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol and surrounding planning, mobilization, and incitement were an “‘insurrection” against the Constitution of the United States, and [Griffin] “engaged in” that insurrection after taking his oath,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The two men stand shoulder to shoulder, posing for the camera almost like father and son. On the left is former President Donald Trump, flashing that money grin, the light glinting off his golden-yellow tie. On the right is the Republican congressman who, more than any other, has hitched his fortunes to Trump and positioned himself to fill the vacuum left at the top of the Republican Party after Trump’s 2020 defeat. To Trump, he’s known as “my Kevin.” To the rest of us, he’s Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California.
- 9/19/2021
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Even for a loyalist like Attorney General William Barr, there was only so far he would go to support Trump’s assault on the rule of law and reality.
On Monday evening, as Trump’s doomed attempts to steal the 2020 election fizzle out, the president announced Barr would step down from his post next week. “Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House,” Trump tweeted. “Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill...
On Monday evening, as Trump’s doomed attempts to steal the 2020 election fizzle out, the president announced Barr would step down from his post next week. “Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House,” Trump tweeted. “Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill...
- 12/15/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Anonymous campaign cash is as much a fixture of American politics nowadays as yard signs and awkward photos of presidential contenders eating corn dogs. Dark money may have existed well before Citizens United, but that 2010 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates for untraceable money to soak our elections. It also left voters clueless about who was putting up the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by groups with anodyne names like Priorities USA and Americans for Prosperity.
One of the most infamous players in the dark-money game was an...
One of the most infamous players in the dark-money game was an...
- 10/29/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump — who has endangered his own presidency by demanding Ukraine and China investigate what he’s called the “corruption” of the Biden family — has announced the site for the U.S.-hosted meeting of the world’s top democracies next June: The Trump Doral golf resort in Miami.
Even for Trump, who routinely seeks to profit from his office, the decision to steer the massive contract for the 2020 meeting of the G7 to his own property is without precedent — and marks a new low for his brand of banana Republicanism.
Even for Trump, who routinely seeks to profit from his office, the decision to steer the massive contract for the 2020 meeting of the G7 to his own property is without precedent — and marks a new low for his brand of banana Republicanism.
- 10/17/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — They were called the “Mar-a-Lago Crowd” by people inside the government. A damning exposé dubbed them the “shadow rulers of the Va.”
In the early days of the Trump administration, a trio of businessmen — one of whom was a member of the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club — worked behind the scenes to shape policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the $200-billion federal agency that provides healthcare to nearly 9 million vets. As ProPublica and other news organizations documented, Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter, a doctor in West Palm Beach named Bruce Moskowitz,...
In the early days of the Trump administration, a trio of businessmen — one of whom was a member of the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club — worked behind the scenes to shape policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the $200-billion federal agency that provides healthcare to nearly 9 million vets. As ProPublica and other news organizations documented, Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter, a doctor in West Palm Beach named Bruce Moskowitz,...
- 8/22/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Ivanka Trump is shutting down her fashion brand, which she started in 2014 and has been a target of boycotts during her father’s presidential tenure.
“When we first started this brand, no one could have predicted the success that we would achieve,” Ivanka Trump said in a statement. “After 17 months in Washington, I do not know when or if I will ever return to the business, but I do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington, so making this decision now is the only fair outcome for my team and partners.
“I am beyond grateful for the work of our incredible team who has inspired so many women; each other and myself included. While we will not continue our mission together, I know that each of them will thrive in their next chapter,” the statement continued.
The Wall...
“When we first started this brand, no one could have predicted the success that we would achieve,” Ivanka Trump said in a statement. “After 17 months in Washington, I do not know when or if I will ever return to the business, but I do know that my focus for the foreseeable future will be the work I am doing here in Washington, so making this decision now is the only fair outcome for my team and partners.
“I am beyond grateful for the work of our incredible team who has inspired so many women; each other and myself included. While we will not continue our mission together, I know that each of them will thrive in their next chapter,” the statement continued.
The Wall...
- 7/24/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
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