DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO

The Court, having considered the evidence, the extensive briefing, the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and applicable legal authority, makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law and issues the following order: I. [...] The Court denied the CRSCC Motion to Dismiss, finding that if a political party puts forth a constitutionally ineligible candidate, and if the Secretary of State has the legal authority to vet candidate fitness, the First Amendment is not violated if the State disqualifies that candidate on the grounds of his ineligibility. [...] First, the Court declined to dismiss the case under the political question doctrine, reserving the issue of whether presidential 5 eligibility has been delegated to the United States Congress for its final ruling following the presentation of evidence and argument at trial.2 Next, the Court held that to the extent the Court holds that C. [...] Petitioners respond that the composition of the January 6th Committee was the result of two events: (1) Senate Republicans’ refusal to vote for an independent and bipartisan commission; and (2) Republicans’ decision to boycott the January 6th Committee altogether when then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi refused to seat two of the five choices Republicans put forth to sit on the January 6th Comm. [...] The only evidence presented at the Hearing that could arguably show a disregard of certain evidence by the Committee is the fact that the Committee simply chose not to credit certain testimony as credible.5 5 The only potential evidence presented at the Hearing of the Committee disregarding testimony is Mr.