# Various states, including Colorado, determine Trump is disqualified from holding office

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412/618 "2023-12-21T20:37:28Z")

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> [@Stratocaster](#):
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> they may well rule in a manner that says due process for such a disqualification requires a criminal conviction

So… insurrection is defined in criminal law under [18 U.S. Code § 2383](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2383).

But I think he hasn’t been charged in any of the cases under that statute, right? Certainly not in the DC case.

> **[Read the indictment](https://apnews.com/trump-election-2020-indictment)**
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> Read the indictment against Donald Trump in the 2020 Election investigation

So if the SC sets criminal conviction for insurrection as the standard, it would appear that even if he’s convicted in the DC case he remains eligible for office.

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