Trump's Colorado Trial: Examining His Relationship with Far-Right Groups and Eligibility for 2024 Election

Lawyers in a Colorado lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot under the "insurrection" clause of the Constitution sparred over Trump's relationship with far-right extremists who attacked the Capitol. Testimony from an extremism expert suggested that Trump had a clear relationship with these groups and that they interpreted his calls to protest the certification of President Joe Biden's win as a call to arms. The hearing will determine whether the events of January 6, 2021, constituted an insurrection under the 14th Amendment. Trump's lawyers argue that his comments were merely expressing his opinion, while the plaintiffs contend that he should be disqualified from the presidency under the insurrection clause.