US courts hear efforts to remove Trump from 2024 ballot – will they work?

Evidence suggests insurrection' clause of 14th amendment could apply but biggest challenge may be outside the courtroom

When Scott Gessler stepped up to the lectern in a Denver courtroom on Monday, he opened with a full-throated defense of American democracy.

When it comes to decide who should lead our nation, it's the people of the United States of America who should make those decisions," he said. This court should not interfere with that fundamental value - that rule of democracy."