The Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump ballot questions
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🗓️ 9 February 2024
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case that might decide whether Donald Trump can stay on certain ballots. USA TODAY Reporter Maureen Groppe has the latest.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Friday, February 9th, 2024. This is the |
| 0:18.2 | excerpt. Today a look at the Supreme Court arguments over Donald Trump's ballot questions. |
| 0:27.0 | Plus, Trump picks up two more caucus victories, and the President is criticized for his |
| 0:31.8 | handling of classified documents but won't face charges. |
| 0:35.0 | But first we start with a major Supreme Court hearing dealing with whether to leave |
| 0:40.2 | former president Donald Trump on the ballot in Colorado. |
| 0:43.9 | Justice has heard oral arguments yesterday. |
| 0:46.4 | I spoke with USA Today reporter, Maureen Gropi, |
| 0:48.8 | about what all this means for states trying to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot. |
| 0:54.0 | Maureen, thanks for hopping on the excerpt today. |
| 0:56.0 | Happy to be here. |
| 0:57.0 | So the Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday |
| 1:00.0 | surrounding this Trump ballot question. |
| 1:02.0 | Can you remind us what exactly is that issue here? surrounding this Trump ballot question. |
| 1:02.8 | Can you remind us what exactly is that issue here? |
| 1:05.2 | What the court is deciding is whether Colorado was correct |
| 1:08.8 | when it said that Trump was disqualified from appearing |
| 1:11.8 | on the primary ballot in Colorado because of an |
| 1:15.2 | anti insurrectionist provision of the Constitution. That amendment to the Constitution was added after the |
| 1:21.2 | Civil War to keep rebels, |
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