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Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?

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Security is tight throughout Washington, D.C., the day before Inauguration Day, two weeks after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

An electoral courtroom drama is playing out in Denver, where opponents of former president Donald Trump are trying to use a dusty provision of the U.S. constitution to keep him off the GOP primary ballot next year. We break down the arguments the political implications of this potentially landmark case.

With special guest, Denver Post political reporter Nick Coltrain.