on january november 2020 election, and the us capitol onjanuary six, 2021. l onjanuary six, 2021. he: pled not guilty to that conduct but his position in this particular appeal is even if he did it it was ok, because he was immune as president of the united states. he's already conceded in other pleadings that he did so in his capacity as an individual and a candidate. that totally disposes of the argument that he's presented and will be considered by the dc circuit. you know, in addition to being irrelevant, is that he did insight people and he did attempt to prevent the laws of the united states being carried out faithfully and he did prevent, attempt to prevent, a peaceful transfer of power. i think those are constitutional crimes, we have never ever before encountered, and i think they shake the foundation of, the constitutional foundation of, the constitutional foundation of, the constitutional foundation of the united states in a way that requires justice. 50 foundation of the united states in a way that requires justice.— way that requires 'ustice. so

case was tied to the former president's actions onjanuary 6, 2021 — the day of the attack on the us capitollding. the decision is based on a rarely used provision of the us constitution that bars officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office. the ruling says he's ineligible to appear on next year's ballot because of his role instigating violence against the us government. the ruling only applies to colorado's republican primary ballot but is on hold pending appeal until next month. the decision came down shortly before mr trump gave a campaign speech in iowa, where the first contest of the 2024 season will take place in less than a month. the former president did not explicitly mention the case, though he has discussed other legal cases against him before on the campaign trail. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had "issued a completely flawed decision". adding they... "will swiftly file an appeal "to the united states supreme court." live now tojosh gerstein who's the senior legal affairs reporter at politico. thank you forjoining us on bbc news

people, very concerned about compliance with the norms of the american constitution, arrived at the us capitoling. they came there because they believed that democracy was dying. they concluded, based on mounting evidence, that the 2020 election process was manipulated by the most influential people in the country. people did not think the elections were fair and were angry. some, in a fit of anger, broke windows and attacked police officers. her name was ashley bebit, she was unarmed and had no criminal history. this is what actually happened on january 6th. but that's not how the leadership of both political parties in washington described the day, as did their stenographers in the national media. within hours , virtually everyone on television was calling january 6 an uprising orchestrated by donald trump. the president is accused of inciting violent acts of insurrection. all 50 states are facing the threat of an armed uprising by trump supporters. we need to focus on upholding the rules of the constitution rather than supporting the insurrection. i announce that the house of representative

the sixth us capitol attack.ump the first presidential candidate in us history to be deemed ineligible for the white house the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme court to overturn the decision. >> it's no wonder crooked joe biden and the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary. they're willing to violate the us constitution at levels never seen before in order to win this election. joe joe biden is a threat to democracy . he it's a threat . democracy. he it's a threat. they're weaponizing law enforcement for high level election interference because we're beating them so badly in the polls as . the polls as. >> pensioners are to receive £4.8 billion in government support to heat their homes over winter around . 11.9 million winter around. 11.9 million winter around. 11.9 million winter fuel payments and pensioner cost of living payments have already been made across the uk over the past month. it means more than 99% of eligible pensioners households have now received up to £600 to

case was tied to the former president's actions onjanuary 6, 2021 — the day of the attack on the us capitol

violent attack on the us capitol was an act of rebellion. the president incited an insurrection against congress to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. a white supremacist who provoked a revolt of white supremacists. all 50 states are facing the threat of an armed uprising by trump supporters. we need to focus on upholding the rules of the constitution rather than supporting the insurrection. i announce that the house of representatives will create a special commission on insurrection. the answer to this question was most recently when the colorado supreme court ruled that because he staged the insurrection, donald's name trump may not appear on the ballot next fall. the four liberal justices who ruled this cited article three of the fourteenth amendment, which was passed in 1868 to bar former confederate officials from government positions. this is what their entire argument boils down to. despite the fact that donald trump has not been found guilty of insurrection by any court. and although the fourteenth amendment does not include the

by january attacks on the us capitol. by his supporters in 2021.g down, but covid cases it seems are on the rise. last week the world health organisation declared a "new variant of interest" which has been detected in a number of countries — including the uk — and is the fastest growing strain in the us. joining me now is paul hunter, professor in medicine at the university of east anglia. and familiar to many of us. nice to see again, it feels like it has been a while. appropriate that we are again talking about covid. it feels to me it is everywhere again. is that the case?— to me it is everywhere again. is that the case? well, i wouldn't say everywhere. _ that the case? well, i wouldn't say everywhere. but — that the case? well, i wouldn't say everywhere, but it _ that the case? well, i wouldn't say everywhere, but it is _ that the case? well, i wouldn't say everywhere, but it is certainly - that the case? well, i wouldn't say| everywhere, but it is certainly been going up since the last week in november. the problem is we no longer have as many

the violent attack on the us capitol was an act of insurrection.dent incited an insurrection against congress to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. president, white a supremacist who provoked a revolt of white supremacists. all 50 states are facing the threat of an armed uprising by trump supporters. we need to focus. we got an answer to that question just recently when the colorado supreme court ruled that because he incited an insurrection, donald trump's name cannot appear on the ballot next fall. the four liberal justices who ruled this cited as justification the third article of the fourteenth amendment, which was adopted in 1868 so as not to allow former confederate officials to hold government positions. this is what their entire argument boils down to. even though donald donald trump may not be a candidate. because he staged an uprising. it seems crazy because it is crazy. even 3.00 miles away in el salvador, no one has any doubt about what is happening. the united states has lost the ability to lecture other countries on quote-unquote

capitol now." mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engel. all: [chanting] america first! 2020 election, storm the capitol, drive the vice president out of the proceeding, and turn the presidency over to donald trump to the watergate hotel break-in, there really is no comparison. it is like a cub scout raid. i don't think richard nixon ever would have dreamed of something at that level of brazenness in terms of overthrowing the whole constitutional order. we just experienced the worst presidential political offense against constitutional democracy that's ever happened in our history. [tense music] - national guards have just been deployed. ♪ - one of my proudest moments looking back that day, we're protectors of democracy, right? what's a more symbolic sign of democracy than going in a building that was still trashed, windows broken, the smell of oc gas and pepper spray lingering in the capitol. and you had members of congress that returned back and fulfilled their congressional duty that night. what's a bigger sign of democracy? that--that's saying, you all didn't win. de

primary elections. lawmakers called for trump to be disqualified over his role in the attack from us capitol in 2021. but trump is expected to appeal to really a russian court has sentenced a writer to 7 years in prison for reciting a, pull him against the war and ukraine. ok, you, i'm come, ogden was arrested during an ad to mobilization, protest in september last year, and has since accused police officers of torturing him in detention. the danube river has overflowed spikes, and that hung gary and capsule, budapest, reaching its highest level in 10 years. docks and roadways have been flooded. some businesses along the river where shot and street cars canceled down you've. it's however, expected to return to normal levels by the weekend to ukrainian officials say a civilian cargo ship struck a russian lying while sailing through the black sea. 2 crew members were injured. the vessel was collecting grain from the southern ukrainian port of is my, you know, the us government has approved what could be its final package of military age to ukraine. the deal is worth up to $250000000.00. presid

2021, a large group of people with strong concerns about the american constitution arrived at the us capitolecause they believed that democracy was dying, they concluded, based on growing evidence, that the election process of the twentieth year was manipulated by the most powerful people in the country, people didn't think it was

from all of us here in the us capitol, thanks for being with us. goodbye. hello again. storm elin. it did bring some heavy rain. we have still a number of flood warnings in force. a bit of localised flooding here on this picture in lancashire. now, the strongest winds from elin came through during saturday evening, just to the south of the centre of the low pressure. the strongest winds recorded at capel curig in north—west wales — 80mph gusts here. not far behind that, western cumbria's coastline got hit with a gust of 74mph at st bees head. now, the low pressure is now working out into the north sea and pretty quickly, we are seeing those winds die back down. still a bit of patchy rain to come through northern england and scotland. otherwise, the weather will become dry with some clear spells for most and not that cold a night — temperatures typically around 5—7 but down to about two degrees celsius in the colder spots in northern ireland. now, for northern ireland, england and wales, it should be a fine and sunny start to the day but quickly, cloud and rain will spre

capitol storming case. this decision was made by the us court of appeals. according to the judges, the former head of the white house personally provoked the aggressive actions of his supporters. he acted in personal interests, seeking re-election, and therefore is not insured by presidential immunity from lawsuits . such a court decision paves the way for lawsuits from the us capitol police and democratic lawmakers. seeking to hold trump accountable for violence by his supporters during the january 6, 2021 riots, the former president can still appeal the decision. two people died as a result of a road accident on pechersk in kyiv. the accident happened the day before at dinner. according to the police, the driver the toyota drove into the oncoming traffic lane and was wiped out. a renault passenger car, the driver and a passenger in it died on the spot, previously, the culprit of the accident was a foreigner who was under the influence, he faces up to 10 years in prison. just add water, the volunteers have created a real culinary workshop where they make s

the phone that you can swap us, capitol the, you won't find a single person in them main streets of belgrade. instead there was something else that to the grey. if then a slave with other anti fascist subs kept more than 50. okay, to this divisions busy during world war 2, even operation, but also to attack the safety of the union was postponed by more than 2 months. so this is the story. you have a creation, columbus camera, and the best sherman will report the court and i so this is the filament question. the original was to ship independent state of croatia to film about the visit by independent correlations, head of state, and zip of leaving zone graham to celebrate a major victory over on arm civilians in operation cause of that he's about to leave with signatories and officials. the that's the main railway station in this group, colorado. they arrived in custody to on the 7th of august the he's met personally by major general seizure style. columbus povlovich the now you'll see the man who so carefully followed and copied over the events. the author of the communique sent to the german

the ruling us capitol attack.he ruling makes trump the first president candidate in us history to be deemed ineligible for the white house. the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme court to overturn the decision . overturn the decision. >> wonder crooked joe biden and the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary . they're willing means necessary. they're willing to violate the us constitution's at levels never seen before in order to win this election. joe biden is a threat to democracy. it's a threat . they're it's a threat. they're weaponizing law enforcement for high level election interference because we're beating them so badly in the polls as mp andrew bridgen has resigned from the reclaim party, citing a difference in direction. >> in a statement, the member of parliament for north west leicestershire said the likelihood of a general election next year was also a factor . likelihood of a general election next year was also a factor. a spokesman for the mp told gb news he'll be

police department must report to prison next month for his role in the january six riot at the us capitol. today, a judge sentenced alan hofstetter to 11 years in prison. he was convicted in july of several charges, including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. prosecutor say he used telegram and encrypted messaging app to coordinate efforts to halt certification of the 2020 presidential election results. co-defendants in his case are also awaiting sentencing in washington state. >> heavy rain caused major damage to a food bank this week. floodwaters destroyed 20,000 pounds of food at a port orchard bank. staff members at south kitsap helpline say a foot of water flooded the food bank's basement, causing them to lose items like rice, pasta and more. all of it too soggy to be given to those in need. the nonprofit says it serves about 400 families a week. and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday or you can find round the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> it is the

the case centred on the former president's actions that day when his supporters stormed the us capitolon, dating back to the civil war, which bars insurrectionists from holding office. with similar cases, some already rejected, others ongoing, in other parts of the us, all of this is almost certain to end up here at the us supreme court, putting the ninejudges, three of them trump appointees, at the heart of this country's partisan politics. i never read that old, hitler said that in a much different way. and rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood. we rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood.— rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where _ of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the _ of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the government - of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the government is l into an era where the government is deciding _ into an era where the government is deciding which candidates are worthy of being _ deciding which candidates are worthy

case centred on the former president's actions on 6th janary 2021 when his supporters stormed the us capitolion dating back to the civil war which bars insurrectionists from holding office. with similar cases, some already rejected, others ongoing, in other parts of the us, all of this is almost certain to end up here at the us supreme court, putting the ninejudges, three of them trump appointees, at the heart of this country's partisan politics. with comments attacking migrants... they're destroying the blood of our country, that's what they're doing, they're destroying our country. they don't like it when i say that and i never read mein kampf. they said, oh, hitler said that in a much different way. and rallying his base, with a narrative of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era in which the government is deciding which candidates are worthy of being voted for or against. that's not our system, that's against our republic, that's against our american values, itjust goes against very basic democratic principles. the 2024 campaign, already set to be a major test of the institutions

the book is her account of the january six, 2021 attack on the us capitol and her work on the januarysix select committee. ms. cheney was defeated in the republican primary for her wyoming seat in 2022. she said during her book tour that she's now considering a third party run for president in 2024. also, tim, alberta and staff writer and the son of an evander nicole preacher is out with his book the kingdom the power and the glory. american evangelicals in an age of extremism. mr. alberta's previous book, american carnage on the front lines of the republican civil war and rise of president trump was the new york times bestseller. and finally, two new books on civil war generals. historian john reeves released soldier of destiny slavery, succession and the redemption of ulysses s grant. it's mr. reeves third book about civil war generals and university of virginia history professor elizabeth varon took a new look at confederate general james longstreet in a book titled longstreet the confederate general who defied the south while also. each week, new book reviews are published. here's

of state shenna bellows said mr trump was not eligible because of his actions leading up to the us capitolf being a "virulent leftist" and "hyper—partisan". she told the bbc how she came to that decision. it is really important for your viewers to understand maine law, maine process. every state is different. under the united states constitution, elections are held and it different voting rights are different ballot access laws. under maine law, if a candidate qualifies for the ballot,

rule that donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the us capitolmonth. both decisions are on hold, though, as legal challenges make their way through the courts. 0ur north america correspondent shingai nyoka has been following events. i think the significance mainly is that this particular decision is the first that's ever been taken by a state official to ban a presidential candidate from appearing on a primary ballot. and the official who made this decision, shenna bellows, the secretary of state, who is a democrat, ruled that according to a provision in the constitution, anyone who has been found to have engaged or supported a rebellion against the state is not eligible to stand on the primary ballot. this came as a result of a public hearing after several registered voters applied to her office challenging donald trump's eligibility to stand. and how have donald trump and his team reacted? well, donald trump himself has not said anything, but he has, over the course of the day, been posting on his social media platform truth social, showing the

that mr trump was not an eligible candidate because of his role in the january 6th attack on the us capitolresidential nomination, and is expected to file his own appeal. michigan's supreme court has rejected an attempt to remove donald trump from running for president in the state next year. we're used to seeing wind turbines made of steel — but sweden's electricity grid is now powered, in part, by the world's tallest turbine made of wood. it's built from thousands of pieces of spruce — held together by glue — and it's more than 100 metres tall. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher went for a look. having brought us abba, meatballs, and flatpack furniture, from sweden comes another innovation thatjust might change the way we generate electricity. welcome to the world's tallest wind turbine tower made out of wood. almost all wind turbines are made of steel. but this one is notjust made of wood — but the pieces arejoined together... with adhesives. glue? yes. is it strong? is it as strong as steel? steel is great material, right? but steel is very heavy. and with this material, we can

a bit of the law he on in the how the meeting and cuts us capitol comes off the israel as president announced the country is open to another temporary force area we spoke to has he had a member of the how much political bureau he says the groups priority is ending the war. i think the vision is very clear. we want to stop the aggression was the war and joshua and the, because i think what's going on in the visit is a, because this will be the whole pause is much destruction unless clinical people last semester goes. we want to stop. this is, this is our priority. now some people looking for a small pause, a pause here and there for one week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. but i think that was very clear. we want this to ask the question because i think who is i with take they because of the hostages. yeah, dr. that'd be able to start a new order out of mass getting done once it goes again to sort of people. i think we will not be disagreeing, but i think we want to. so it just was disagreeing or people in the should when they were on the or the come with big compromise for the did use for the prisoner for

because eating gaged in insurrection, citing the january 6th riots in the us capitol. speaking after the rolling, mr. trump said he can sit as a diamonds, i goes to a great badge of on a really, i'm feel go in funding. i'm. this is the day the we're very pleased with the outcome. think it the correct outcome. they are literally trying to take away people's choices election. it is a road map and how to address this problem. what you've novel american history. you've never had an insurrection as president before. every time the radical up democrats boxes comment is some fashion, some dice may. i consider it a great badge of honor. i do not believe donald trump should be prevented from being press the united states by any port air voters got a fair shake in port just like donald frontier. and that's what makes america so also on the day after years of division, a you countries have agreed to implement significantly stronger procedures for people, timing asylum status, quoting as a landmark of a whole, but refugee advocates say it's a doc day that will cost lives or the pe

what think us capitol makes him eligible to hold office again? tom's campaign is st. they'll take the case to the supreme court to account as international pressure grows over the number of palestinian civilians killed in gaza. is wales president suggests he's country could be open to another ceased biased, the son to the un delays of o, consulting.

this is in relation to trump's actions on january sixth, 2021 during an attack on the us capitol by hiser the ruling will stand. mr trump has not been formally charged with insurrection and has denied any wrongdoing. live now to krista kafer, who is a plaintiff in former president trump's case in colorado. krista, you have been a republican you say for around 30 years, you voted for trump and you have run for office yourself. why did you bring this case? i brought this case because i believe in the rule of law. i believe in the rule of law. i believe in the rule of law. i believe in our constitution and i believe in our democracy for the our constitution is clear. it has five requirements for officeholders for the office of presidency. there is an age requirement, residency requirement, residency requirement, citizenship requirement, citizenship requirement, one cannot serve more than two terms and one cannot participate in insurrection. it is very clear what happened is donald trump lost an election, i voted for him in that election, but he lost an election, refused to concede the elec

the reason — mr trump's actions leading up to the riot at the us capitol in washington in 2021 — which says was enough to trigger a constitutional clause banning anyone from holding office who's "engaged in insurrection". maine is the second us state to take this course of action — colorado did so earlier this month. but similar efforts to prevent mr trump from running have been thrown out in michigan and minnesota. the decision in maine was taken by the secretary of state, shenna bellows — she told the bbc why she had acted as she did. it's really important for your viewers to understand the maine law process, because every state is different. under the united states constitution, time, place and manner, elections are held in different ways. we have different voting rights, different ballot access laws. and so under maine law, if a candidate qualifies for the ballot, any registered maine voter may bring what's called a section 336 challenge. and that's what happened here in the state. i qualified trump for the ballot, and there were three challenges brought by citizens of maine, in a

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their app will be displayed in the us capitol building for a year. golden state warriors will head to miami to face the heat after their five game winning streak came to an end in denver. nuggets defeated the warriors 120 to 114 before a national tv audience on christmas day. the league's reigning mvp, nikola jokic, hit all 18 of his shots from the free throw line in denver's victory. warriors coach steve kerr was clearly frustrated with the pace of the game, said today's nba referees are calling too many fouls. >> i have a problem with the way we are legislating defense out of the game. that's what we're doing in the nba. the way we're teaching the officials, we're just enabling players to be asked their way to the foul line . >> stephan curry didn't make his first field goal until just before halftime, ended up scoring 18 points where he's now have a record of 15 wins, 15 losses. coming up, the golden gate bridge is one of the bay area's most instagrammed spots. how those pictures will look a little different soon. what is in the process of being r

case centred on the former president's actions on 6th janary 2021 when his supporters stormed the us capitolo the us constitution dating back to the civil war which bars insurrectionists from holding office. with similar cases, some already rejected, others ongoing, in other parts of the us, all of this is almost certain to end up here at the us supreme court, putting the ninejudges, three of them trump appointees, at the heart of this country's partisan politics. with comments attacking migrants... they're destroying the blood of our country, that's what they're doing, they�* re destroying our country. they don't like it when i say that and i never read mein kampf. they said, oh, hitler said that in a much different way. and rallying his base, with a narrative of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era in which the government is deciding which candidates are worthy of being voted for or against. that's not our system, that's against our republic, that's against our american values, it just goes against very basic democratic principles. the 2024 campaign, already set to be a major test

that mr trump was not an eligible candidate because of his role in the january 6th attack on the us capitoln 2021. trump is the frontrunner for the republican 2024 presidential nomination, and is expected to file his own appeal. this all comes as michigan's supreme court has rejected an attempt to remove donald trump from running for president in the state next year. the taiwanese government has accused china of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try and influence the outcome of the island's presidential election in a little over two weeks�* time. taiwan's ruling democratic progressive party is attempting to win an unprecedented third consecutive term. the party is disliked by beijing, which claims taiwan as its own. the dpp�*s presidential and vice—presidential candidates have both been banned from travelling to china or hong kong. from taiwan, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. it's 6am. and this fighter base on the coast of taiwan is already a hive of activity. 0n the mirage, 2000 fighter jets from taiwan's rapid reaction squadrons. theirjob to meet any incoming threat to taiwan's a

case centred on the former president's actions on 6th janary 2021 when his supporters stormed the us capitolr which bars insurrectionists from holding office. with similar cases, some already rejected, others ongoing, in other parts of the us, all of this is almost certain to end up here at the us supreme court, putting the ninejudges, three of them trump appointees, at the heart of this country's partisan politics. with comments attacking migrants... they're destroying the blood of our country, that's what they're doing, they're destroying our country. they don't like it when i say that and i never read mein kampf. they said, oh, hitler said that in a much different way. and rallying his base, with a narrative of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era in which the government is deciding which candidates are worthy of being voted for or against. that's not our system, that's against our republic, that's against our american values, it just goes against very basic democratic principles. the 2024 campaign, already set to be a major test of the institutions of us democracy, just got mess

this is in relation to trump's actions onjanuary 6th, 2021 during an attack on the us capitol by hishether the ruling will stand. mr trump has not been formally charged with insurrection and has denied any wrongdoing. to break down the fallout from the ruling, i spoke with krista kafer, a columnist for the denver post who is a plaintiff in former president trump's case in colorado. very good to have you with us on the bbc. they understand you have been a republican, you say, for around 30 years. you have voted yourself or donald trump and you have also run for office yourself as well. just tell us, to begin with, why did you bring this case? 50 i brought _ you bring this case? 50 i brought this _ you bring this case? so i brought this case - you bring this case? so i l brought this case because you bring this case? sr i brought this case because they believe in rule of law, believe in our constitution, and i believe in our democracy. and our constitution is clear, it has five requirements for officeholders for the office of the presidency. there is an age requirement, a residency req

that mr trump was not an eligible candidate because of his role in the january 6th attack on the us capitol in 2021. it was the first—ever use of a section of the us constitution's14th amendment,which was ratified after the american civil war to block secessionists from returning to previous government roles. trump, the frontrunner for the republican 2024 presidential nomination, is expected to file his own appeal. it comes as michigan's supreme court has rejected an attempt to remove donald trump from running for president in the state next year. us secretary of state antony blinken has held talks with mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador, as a growing migration crisis causes chaos on their shared border. the high—level meeting came as pressure grows on the white house to stem the influx of migrants to the us. us officials said last week that up to 10,000 people were crossing the southern border every day, with an estimated 6,000 walking from tapa—chula to the us border. mr lopez obrador is willing to limit people crossing mexico towards the us.but, speaking ahead of the summit in

he participates in the insurrection of the us capitol nearly 3 years ago. some denies the charges on has vowed to appeal, is going in front of the, in the opinion polls. well, present buttons, approval ratings, half it's an old time low. you know, we spoke to steve gil video simply to come and say to you says that these bullets hot fix ok tracing even more division within us society. yeah, the president of those salvador pointed out this, these all around the opinion takes away any credibility of the united states to question, democratic actions in other countries around the world. i think he's exactly right . you can preach to others when you're not following, you know, fair and democratic elections and, and i think the democrats in this country are opening a pandora's box. they can really bring about more destructive division in our country and, and devastation of our democratic principles. you know, keep in mind that the last time democrats jumped to a republic in the, off the ballot for president was in 1860, when they kept abraham lincoln off the ballo

isn't eligible because he engaged in insurrection injanuary 2021, when his supporters stormed the us capitoled to appeal to the us federal supreme court — and he had this defiant message for his supporters. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists, and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end, they are not after me, they are after you. ijust happen to be standing in their way, and i always will stand in their way. our correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington. mr trump can still run for president in other states — but how does this decision in colorado impact the election? at the moment, it is so unknown, reeta. it is worth emphasising this is so extraordinary, because basically, a us court has decided that a former president engaged in insurrection and therefore should never be president again. now, it is worth mentioning that multiple lawsuits have been filed in different states across america by voters and advocacy groups trying to get donald trump kicked off th

mr trump's actions leading up to the riot at the us capitol in washington in 2021, which the ruling inigger a constitutional clause banning anyone from holding office who's "engaged in insurrection." maine is the second us state to take this course of action. colorado did so earlier this month. but similar efforts to prevent mr trump from running have been thrown out in michigan and minnesota. the decision in maine was taken by the secretary of state, shenna bellows — she told the bbc why she had acted as she did. no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection. the events of january 6th were tragic and unprecedented, and the evidence presented in the hearing before me that i was duty—bound to rule upon indicated that january 6th 2021 was, in fact, an insurrection and mr trump did, in fact, engage in that insurrection. maine's secretary of state, shenna bellows, there. mr trump has not yet commented on this latest turn of events, but his campaign has previously accused mrs bellows of being a hyper—partisan, biden—supporting democrat, and says it will take legal action