A group of Senate Republicans doubled down on supporting former President Trump on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove his name from the state's primary ballot.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee, chaired by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), argued that the court overstepped its authority in its December ruling. Trump himself has appealed the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Even if the Colorado Supreme Court had ruled that President Trump could not be sworn in on Inauguration Day, that court would rule that he cannot run for president,” the commission said in a court filing. There is no basis for this.”
Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote, overturned a lower court ruling that had allowed Trump to appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate. State high court judges wrote in their opinion that President Trump used violence to prevent a peaceful transfer of power when a large number of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. “I incited and encouraged,” he said.
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A group of influential Senate Republicans doubled down on their support for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove his name from the state's primary ballot. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
In a filing Wednesday, Trump's lawyers asked the high court to reverse the ruling. Colorado Supreme Court The ruling “returns to voters the right to vote for the candidate of their choice.”
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In a filing Wednesday, Trump's lawyers asked the high court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling and “return to voters the right to vote for the candidate of their choice.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semanski)
The words of Mr. Trump's lawyers echoed those of Judge Carlos Samor, one of three Democratic-appointed Colorado court judges who dissented from the ruling.
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“The decision to ban participation is Former President Donald J. Trump -No matter how you look at it, the current leading Republican presidential candidate (and reportedly the current leading presidential candidate) in Colorado's presidential primary violates the principles of due process,” Samour said. wrote at the time.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the top Senate campaign committee chairman, backed the organization in support of Mr. Trump in Colorado's voting contest. (Photo by Tom Williams Pool/Getty Images)
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“Even if you believe that a candidate has committed horrendous acts in the past—dare we say they took part in an insurrection—there are procedural due diligence in declaring a person disqualified from holding public office. There needs to be a process,” he added.
Mr. Trump has also received support from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), but Mr. Daines is the only Republican Senate leader to back the former president.
FOX News' Luis Casiano, Shannon Bream and Bill Mears contributed to this report.
