“It was not intended as punishment. This was simply adding another qualification because of the events that had occurred.”

Plaintiffs seek to bar the former president from the 2024 primary ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment, a Civil War-era insurrection clause.

The suit charges that his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election disqualify him from Colorado’s presidential ballot under the 14th Amendment.

“The Witness possesses unique knowledge concerning communications between himself, the Trump Campaign.”

An investigation will be conducted into Lohmeier’s removal.