Colorado Voters File Lawsuit to Disqualify Former President Trump from Appearing on State’s Ballot in 2024 Presidential Election

Six voters in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, claiming he is disqualified from appearing on the state’s ballots in the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit is spearheaded by the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe shared his insights on the power of the lawsuit, which argues that Trump is disqualified from appearing on the state’s ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Tribe told MSNBC’s Ari Velshi on Sunday that the lawsuit is the strongest challenge yet, in part because the plaintiffs “clearly have standing under Colorado law.”

In response to the lawsuit, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) pushed back on Trump’s argument that the effort to use the 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Clause to keep him off the ballot in 2024 was “election interference.”

“To say that a section of the 14th Amendment is election interference and considering how to uphold the Constitution is election interference is un-American,” Griswold said. She added, “We know that the former president is a liar who will do everything he can to hold onto power.”

The six plaintiffs in the lawsuit are four Republicans and two unaffiliated voters. The lawsuit seeks to prevent Trump from appearing on the state’s ballots in the 2024 presidential election. It remains to be seen whether the lawsuit will be successful in keeping Trump off the ballot.