California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to efforts to try and bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot, coming after a top state official pushed for it.
Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that President Trump should be dismissed from the Colorado ballot for the 2024 election, saying that he violated the Constitution’s 14th Amendment’s Section 3. A majority of justices on the state court ruled that he engaged in an insurrection or rebellion against the United States under their reading of the provision.
The decision has triggered more efforts across the U.S., including in California, to disqualify President Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024 under similar pretenses….