(Denver) The Denver Police Department said Tuesday it is investigating incidents against Colorado Supreme Court justices and conducting additional patrols around their Denver homes following the ruling court to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
The police force declined to provide details of its investigations, by email, citing security and confidentiality considerations and because they are ongoing.
The police department is “currently investigating incidents directed against Colorado Supreme Court justices and will continue to work with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to thoroughly investigate any reports making state of threats or harassment,” we can read in the email.
Officers went to a judge’s home Thursday evening, but police said it appeared to be a “hoax report.” That case also remains under investigation, police said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it is working with local law enforcement on this matter.
“We will vigorously pursue investigations into any threat or use of violence by someone who uses extremist views to justify their actions, regardless of the motivation,” said Vikki Migoya, spokesperson for the FBI office. of Denver, in a press release.
In a 4-3 decision last week, Colorado’s highest court overturned a district court judge’s ruling that found Trump had incited an insurrection for his role in the attack. January 6, 2021 against the Capitol, but had said he could not be excluded from the ballot because it was not clear that the insurrection clause of the United States Constitution was intended to cover the presidency.
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Former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The state’s highest court disagreed, siding with lawyers for six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters who argued it was absurd to imagine that the authors of the amendment, fearing that former Confederates would return to power, would have barred them from accessing subordinate offices, but not the highest office in the state.
The court stayed its ruling until Jan. 4, or until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the case. Colorado officials say the issue must be resolved by Jan. 5, the state’s deadline to print its presidential primary ballots.