The Kuhner Report 10/31/2023 [FULL SHOW] 14th Amendment trial begins in Colorado to block Donald Trump from 2024 ballot under «insurrection» clause

TOPICS: Colorado leftist lawyers seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from running for the White House again argued on Monday that his role in the January 6th 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. They are trying to bar Trump from 2024 ballot under Civil War-era insurrection clause.

Sarah B. Wallace, the state district court judge presiding over the case, rejected multiple requests from Mr. Trump and from the Colorado Republican State Central Committee in recent weeks to dismiss the case without a trial.

Judge Wallace also on Monday rejected a call for her to recuse herself because she had donated to an organization that opposes Republican candidates in Colorado — a donation that Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign was fervently highlighting. She said she had not formed any opinion on the legal issues in the case...