jena griswald said she would uphold the court's decision and she joins us next.tle anxious, i'm a little excited. i'm gonna be emotional, she's gonna be emotional, but it's gonna be so worth it. i love that i can give back to one of our customers. i hope you enjoy these amazing gifts. oh my goodness. oh, you guys. i know you like wrestling, so we got you some vip tickets. you have made an impact. so have you. for you guys to be out here doing something like this, it restores a lot of faith in humanity. >>> donald trump's team is promising to appeal the colorado state supreme court ruling taking him off of the state's primary election ballot. in the 4-3 ruling they said donald trump is not eligible to hold office because he, quote, engaged in insurrection. the justices acknowledged that in their opinion -- they said this also in their opinion that we do not reach these conclusions lightly. we are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us, and the weight of those questions and weight of this ruling also is now landing on colorado secretary

then jena griswald distinguished herself, this. of state of colorado, you may not have seen her before, but you'll know right away what category she represents. poor thirty-nine-year-old liberal women with ivy league degrees and deeply authoritarian tendencies. here's griswald on msnbc explaining that the traditional legal process is no longer required for the left to get its way. no trials, no evidence is now enough to remove a candidate from the presidential race. if nancy polosi and jos carbora say that... you're bad, americans won't be allowed to vote for you, look, i believe he incited an insurrection, there were big questions about the third section of the fourteenth amendment, and the colorado supreme court weighed in about this very loudly and clearly. honestly, we haven't had a president try to steal the president's godfather. the colorado supreme court affirmed that the district court ruled correctly, he really took part in the rebellion. section of the fourteenth amendment must apply to the presidency because otherwise i

then jena griswald, the secretary of state of colorado, distinguished herself. you may not have seen her before, but you will immediately understand what category she is is. an unhappy thirty-nine-year-old liberal woman with an ivy league degree and deeply authoritarian tendencies. here. griswalt on msnbc explains that the traditional legal process is no longer required for the left to get its way, no trials, no evidence, no jury verdicts, a televised accusation is now enough to throw a candidate out of the presidential race if stripes and jos carbora say you're bad , americans will not be allowed to vote for you, look, i believe he incited an insurrection, were big questions about section 3... a very negative precedent: in a land of laws, where no man is above another, we cannot allow the president to be able to do as he pleases when there are insurrections and then... donald trump was not charged with insurrection and he was not convicted, and for some judge to actually lay that charge on him is unconstitutional, contrary to the fourteenth amendment, which say

deleting trump began, they are already rewinding, no less liberal than in maine, secretary of state jena griswaldounced that the republican... will remain on the ballot for now, his party members have appealed to the supreme court. i'm looking forward to certainty. therefore, i urge the court to act quickly. the constitution should bar donald trump from being on the ballot and serving as president again. the deadline is jan. 4, the day before state crimes' primary ballots are due at the printer. or until the appeal is completed in the us supreme court, whichever comes first, while the supreme court itself has never in american history made a decision on the fourteenth amendment, well, in relation to former presidents, this is generally a legal terroincognito. states don't have the power to determine the qualifications of candidates, and you know, who does, not just the voters, but congress, congress had two options to rule. outpacing his rivals in key swing states, he's rolling into an election year as more than just the most popular candidate republican, and as the most popular presidential cand

. >> next hour, just a programming note, everybody, the colorado secretary of state jena griswald, she talk more about this colorado supreme court decision and what it means happens next. >> joining me now, former assistant special watergate prosecutor income akerman. all right. you have this decision by a supreme court in colorado and they have come back and said he's not eligible, but he has not been convicted and there has been no one so far that has actually been convicted of insurrection. other crimes, yes, high crimes, yes, but not insurrection. how did they come to this decision? how do you make this decision? >> first of all, there is no requirement in the constitution that you need to be convicted. there are three other requirements for someone to be president. you have to be 35 years old. you have to be born in the united states and you have to have 14 months of residency. nobody ever suggested that there has to be a conviction or a civil action even that finds those facts. the fact of the matter is we've never had a president who has been involveded in an insurrection before

but i want to get in for reaction now from colorado's top election officials, secretary of state jena griswald. who, if this ruling stands, will be in charge of enforcing it. madam secretary, you just heard paula lay out some of the questions, as it pertains to this ruling, and your state. what does this ruling mean, for the former president, and the state of colorado tonight? >> well, it's definitely a big case. the fact of the matter is that the colorado supreme court has determined that donald trump did engage in insurrection, and that his actions have disqualified him from being president. and i just think the gravity of that in and of itself, is just remarkable. we've never had a president incite an insurrection, and then try to run for the presidency again. you know, we will see if the united states supreme court weighs in. and i of course will follow whatever court order and decision is in place by the time that we certify the ballot. >> has the state questioned whether colorado state law allows the disqualification of a presidential candidate, based on the insurrection ban? do you thin