# Various states, including Colorado, determine Trump is disqualified from holding office **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 11, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412 "2023-08-11T16:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1142
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412/1142 "2024-03-06T00:18:07Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > And since he left office _nobody_ AFAIK has sought to indict him for _insurrection_ or even for inciting a riot on federal property. Or maybe that comes under “Obstruction of official proceedings” but that is as far as it gets. “Insurrection” isn’t a crime you can charge for. Good luck finding anyone ever convicted of it in the history of the United States. (Hint: you won’t.) On the other hand, conspiracy to overthrow the election and illegally place yourself in charge is absolutely insurrection, and he was charged for that. His actions on January 6 were even part of the indictment, and used as evidence of part of his criminality. So yeah, he **has** been indicted on this already, Smith is trying to get him convicted in DC right now for it. That’s all part of the _other_ thread. > [@DOJ/Jack Smith Investigation into Trump and Election Interference, January 6th Insurrection (Indicted 08-01-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-indicted-08-01-23/975455): > > The January 6th Committee is winding down, we don’t know what future investigations may occur in the Senate to pick up where the House left off. However, the investigation that will matter most to Trump is what the DOJ does. We’re aware there is an investigation and it has gone on for a long time. Many lower-level defendants have been scooped up and are in various stages of prosecution. What is less clear is where the investigation is with respect to Trump and those who assisted him in his a… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412)._