Colorado top court says Trump can't appear on ballot in insurrectionist ban challenge

Colorado's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump's name cannotappear on the state's presidential ballot in 2024, reports show.

The court ruled forthe watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which challenged Trump's eligibility under the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionist from holding elected office, according to a court filing.

Trump's campaign vowed to appeal the decision in a statement from from spokesperson Steven Cheung, who levied accusations of scandal against the court and "Crooked" President Joe Biden.

"Unsurprisingly, the all-Democrat appointed Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against President Trump, supporting a [George] Soros-funded, left-wing group’s scheme to interfere in an election on behalf of Crooked Joe Biden by removing President Trump’s name from the ballot and eliminating the rights of Colorado voters to vote for the candidate of their choice," said Cheung.

"We will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision."

The ruling comes after a hearing earlier this month when Trump’s lawyer, Scott Gessler, sparked criticism as he argued that Section 3 of the amendment didn't apply because the former president was not an officer.

"How is that not absurd?" one justice demanded.

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Gessler also argued that the U.S. Capitol riots Jan. 6, 2021 did not constitute an insurrection because they were over too quickly.

“Where is all that coming from?” one justice asked. Gessler replied, "We're all sort of making it up at the end of the day."

This is the challenge courts across the U.S. have faced as they grappled with parallel challenges to Trump's candidacy. So far, Trump has been victorious against them.

Last month, judges in Minnesota and Michigan ruled against banning Trump from the ballot.

Read the filing here.

This story was updated at 6:50 p.m. on Dec. 19 to include the response from the Trump Campaign.