Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., led a brief Thursday to the Supreme Court arguing for keeping former President Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot for 2024.
The brief had a total of 177 House and Senate Republicans including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Late last year, in the case of Trump v. Anderson, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Trump could be removed from the state ballot under a 14th Amendment provision that disqualifies anyone who participates in an insurrection from holding federal office. Trump critics contend he is an insurrectionist because of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot by Trump supporters who attempted to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election for President Joe Biden.
The brief contends “the Colorado Supreme Court’s opinion tramples…
