Denver, Colorado - Former President Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States to enforce his participation in the primary election in the state of Colorado, Trump's campaign team announced on Wednesday.

With this move, Trump seeks to overturn a decision by the highest court in Colorado that disqualified him from the state's primary due to his role in the storming of the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021.

On December 20, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible for the March 5 state primary.

Trump's opponents are arguing on the basis of a constitutional amendment that excludes people from elections who have instigated a "rebellion" against the Constitution. So far, they have only been successful in Colorado and the northeastern state of Maine.

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Maine's top election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, ruled on December 29 that the ex-president's primary nomination petition was "invalid."

According to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, Trump is "not qualified to hold the office of the President," the ruling reads.

Trump's lawyers filed a formal objection with a court in Maine on Tuesday against the Bellows decision.

Trump's supporters violently stormed the Capitol building in Washington on January 6, 2021, following a speech given by the then-president. Congress had convened there to formally confirm Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

The violence left five people dead. Trump must stand trial for attempted electoral fraud due to his actions surrounding the vote.