Washington | Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as US president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters, the state’s top court ruled on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).

The historic 4-3 ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, likely to be taken up by the US Supreme Court, makes Mr Trump the first presidential candidate deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used constitutional provision that bars officials who have engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding office.

Reuters