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

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    AP English Worldstream - English, 10/30/2023
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      DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawyers seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for the White House again argued on Monday that his role in the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol runs afoul of the Constitution's insurrection clause, opening a hearing that could break new ground in constitutional law. Attorney Eric Olson recounted Trump’s violent rhetoric preceding the Jan. 6 attack and his encouraging a crowd that came within “40 feet” of the vice president when it stormed the Capitol. He said Trump “summoned and organized the mob.” [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]