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 Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump’s Colorado 14th Amendment case
by Nick Robertson - 11/01/23 4:33 PM ET

A Colorado judge Wednesday denied a procedural motion to dismiss a suit seeking to ban former President Trump from the state’s presidential ballot.

The suit cites the 14th Amendment clause banning those who participate or assist in insurrection from taking office, a legal argument that centers on Trump’s actions before and on Jan. 6 when thousands of his supporters stormed the Capitol.

Attorneys representing the Trump campaign argued that Trump’s speeches and actions surrounding the Jan. 6 attack do not qualify as inciting an insurrection, and therefore the suit should be dropped.

But Judge Sarah B. Wallace allowed the case to continue, citing a need for it to be fully argued given the unique legal questions it poses — namely the relationship between the 1st and 14th Amendment arguments brought by both sides of the case.

“To be clear, I’m not deciding any of these issues,” Wallace said Wednesday. “I’m denying the motion for directed verdict because in order to grant the motion for directed verdict, I would have to decide many legal issues that I’m simply not prepared to decide today.”

In the case’s three days of hearings so far, plaintiffs have argued that Trump was responsible for the violence on Jan. 6 because of a long-standing and developed relationship with far-right extremists. They also argued that the 14th Amendment would apply to Trump and that the Jan. 6 attacks do count as an insurrection, by definition applicable to the amendment.

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Re: Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump’s Colorado 14th Amendment case
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2023, 05:46:36 pm »
If Trump loses this case more states will follow Colorado...
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Re: Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump’s Colorado 14th Amendment case
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2023, 05:56:28 pm »
George Soros behind bid to remove Trump from ballot in key state
November 1, 2023 | Kevin Haggerty

Dark money met election interference in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump off of state ballots, linked to George Soros.

While lawfare has continued against the president through the perceived political persecutions brought on by numerous indictments across the nation, radical activists have hardly remained sideline spectators. Instead, they’ve engaged in legal contests of their own, attempting to prevent a possible 2024 Trump candidacy from ever being viable with funds traced to the billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations.

Formerly the Open Society Institute, and now controlled by his heir and successor Alex Soros, the infamous businessman’s grantmaking network was shown to have an established link to the 501 (c)(3) group Free Speech For People, currently challenging Trump’s legal right to be on the ballot in Minnesota based on a 14th Amendment claim.

According to investigative think tank Capital Research Center, at least between 2001 and 2006, the Open Society Institute had “contributed $100,000 and $275,000 every year to,” The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, from which Free Speech For People was shown to receive donations, as documented by Influence Watch.

While Soros’ foundation was also stated to have been connected to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) behind a similar legal fight in Colorado, as asserted by the group’s founder Melanie Sloan during an interview on C-SPAN’s “Q&A,” Free Speech For People also had ongoing ties back to the dark money network Washington, D.C. consulting firm Arabella Advisors.

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Re: Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump’s Colorado 14th Amendment case
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2023, 06:11:57 pm »
Mystery wrote:
"If Trump loses this case more states will follow Colorado..."

They'll all be blue states.

There ARE some states where this COULD be of impact in the 2024 election:
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Arizona
- Georgia

Mr. Trump can't win in 2024 without most (or all) of the above.

But in states like California, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois, who cares?
They aren't going to "vote red" again.