Following the Colorado Supreme Court’s Dec. 19 ruling that barred former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot, justices on the court have faced threats over their decision, prompting an open investigation by law enforcement officials.
The former president faces challenges to his ballot eligibility in more than a dozen states, with plaintiffs in those suits arguing that the 14th Amendment bars former sworn officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” against the United States from seeking office again.
In an email Wednesday, the Media Relations Unit of the Denver Police Department told the Atlanta Black Star that the department “is currently investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and will continue working with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to thoroughly investigate any reports of threats or harassment.”
Law enforcement is also “providing extra patrols around justice’s residences in Denver and will provide additional safety support if/as requested,” according to the email. “Due to the open investigations and safety and privacy considerations, we will not be providing details of these investigations.”
The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 decided by a narrow margin that Trump should be excluded from the ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, the Colorado Republican Party has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the state’s ruling that disqualified Trump from being a candidate on the 2024 ballot.
By Thursday, the Democratic secretary of state in Maine also joined in, deciding to exclude Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot based on the Constitution’s insurrection clause, the Associated Press reported.
The investigation comes as MAGA supporters of Trump have recently directed threats at witnesses in court cases. A co-defendant in the Georgia election fraud…
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