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Lawyers argue whether the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
Published: October 30, 2023, 10:02am

DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters on Monday focused on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s role, opening a trial that could determine whether the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars Trump from running again for the White House.

Attorney Eric Olson recounted Trump’s violent rhetoric preceding the Jan.

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