周一，最高法院一致决定推翻科罗拉多州法院做出的将前总统唐纳德·特朗普踢出该州共和党初选的决定。
选举专家和法律学者高度关注此案，因为它会对选举产生影响。
尽管科罗拉多州州务卿耶娜·格里斯沃尔德没有提起引发这起案件的诉讼，但她在法官面前为原告辩护，并认为总统没有“出狱自由卡”。
Griswold接受了ABC新闻记者Linsey Davis的采访，谈到了她在这起历史性案件中的角色以及她对法院周一裁决的看法。
ABC新闻直播:你对今天的决定有什么看法?
耶娜·格里斯沃尔德:谢谢你邀请我。首先，我很高兴法庭做出了裁决。随着超级星期二的到来，选民有权知道特朗普是否是一名合格的候选人。
但我对这个决定感到失望。我们认为，像科罗拉多州这样的州以及全国各地的州有权取消违反誓言的叛乱分子的选票。最高法院另有裁决。唐纳德·特朗普在科罗拉多州的选票上，他在超级星期二选举中的选票将被计算在内。
ABC新闻直播:专家们从一开始就认为你的案子会是一场艰苦的战斗，事实上，法院一致做出了裁决。那么，既然知道你会激怒你所在州的这么多共和党初选选民，为什么坚持下去对你来说很重要?
GRISWOLD:要明确两个问题:我没有提起诉讼。实际上，科罗拉多州的共和党和无党派选民提起了这起诉讼，因为他们认为在投票中出现不合格的候选人不是一件好事，可能会导致无党派选民和共和党选民的选举权被剥夺。
第二，我也认为值得注意的是，我一直说我将遵循最高法院的决定。为民主而战从来都不是错误的事情。最终，只有两家法院审理了唐纳德·特朗普是否参与叛乱的问题。他们都认定是他干的。
ABC新闻直播:共和党选民可能会对你说:“为什么不相信我的投票呢?”为什么要限制我的选择?”
格里斯沃尔德:嗯，归根结底，我的工作是维护法律和宪法。如果有的话，许多人会说宪法中关于某人是否被取消资格的措辞非常明确。我的工作就是观察它。但同样，我实际上没有采取任何行动将特朗普从选票中删除。提起了诉讼。
事实上，有人对我提起诉讼，要求法院阻止我让特朗普参选。随后，科罗拉多州最高法院表示，特朗普因其在叛乱中的角色而被取消资格，总统或前总统不能凌驾于法律或宪法之上。第14修正案第3条适用于他。
我认为科罗拉多州最高法院的做法是正确的。最终，我将遵循美国最高法院的裁决。我确实认为它的决定有一种危险的担忧。它确实让国会决定是否采取行动取消违背誓言的叛乱分子的联邦候选人资格。本届国会不太可能出现这种情况。因此，这几乎为违背誓言的叛乱分子竞选联邦公职打开了一扇通往投票的大门。
ABC新闻直播:我们只剩下几秒钟了。但我知道你说过，你一直说你会支持最高法院的裁决。我只是好奇，你对美国最高法院有信心吗?
格里斯沃尔德:我对美国最高法院的信念并不影响我决定遵循他们的决定。在美国，当我们有法律或宪法争议时，它们会得到裁决。他们通过审判系统工作。再说一遍，
我想说我对最高法院的判决感到失望。我们在最高法院表达了我们的观点，最终，特朗普是一个合格的候选人。他在候选人名单上，他的选票将被计算在内。
Colorado secretary of state after SCOTUS Trump ruling: ‘I did not bring this lawsuit’
On Monday, the Supreme Courtunanimously decidedto reverse the decision by the Colorado courts that would have kicked former President Donald Trump off the GOP Primary ballot in the state.
The case was highly watched by election experts and legal scholars for the ramifications it would have on the election.
Although she did not file the lawsuit that sparked the case, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold argued in favor of the plaintiffs of the suit before the justices and argued that the president didn't have a "get out of jail free card."
Griswold spoke with ABC News' Linsey Davis about her role in the historic case and her thoughts on the court's decision Monday.
ABC NEWS LIVE: [What are] your thoughts on today's decision?
JENA GRISWOLD: Thanks for having me on. First and foremost, I am glad the court issued a decision. Voters deserve to know whether Trump is a qualified candidate or not as they go into Super Tuesday.
But I am disappointed with the decision. We believe that states like Colorado [and] states across the nation have the authority to disqualify oath-breaking insurrectionists from our ballots. The Supreme Court decided otherwise. Donald Trump is on Colorado's ballot, and votes for him in the Super Tuesday election will be counted.
ABC NEWS LIVE: Experts from the start thought that your case would be an uphill battle, and indeed, the court was unanimous in their decision. So why was it important for you to press on, knowing that you would anger so many Republican primary voters in your state?
GRISWOLD: To be very clear on two issues: I did not bring this lawsuit. Actually, Republican and unaffiliated voters in the state of Colorado filed this lawsuit because they believed it is not a good thing to have a disqualified candidate on a ballot that could lead to the disenfranchisement of unaffiliated and Republican voters.
Second, I also think it's noteworthy that I have always said that I will follow the Supreme Court's decision. Fighting for democracy is never the wrong thing to do. And at the end of the day, there have only been two courts who have looked at the question of whether Donald Trump engaged in insurrection. They both determined that he did.
ABC NEWS LIVE: How would you respond, though, to Republican voters who might say to you, "Why not trust me with my vote? Why limit my choices?"
GRISWOLD: Well, ultimately, my job is to uphold the law and the Constitution. And where there is, what many would say [is] pretty clear language in the Constitution about whether someone is disqualified or not. My job is to look at that. But again, I actually did not take any action in removing Trump from the ballot. A lawsuit was filed.
A lawsuit was filed, actually, against me asking a court to, stop me from putting Trump on the ballot. That then went to the Colorado Supreme Court, who said that Trump is disqualified because of his role in the insurrection and that the president or the former president is not above the law or the Constitution. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to him.
I think the Colorado Supreme Court got it right. Ultimately, I will follow the United States Supreme Court decision. I do think that there is a dangerous concern from its decision. It does leave up to Congress whether to take action to disqualify federal candidates who are oath-breaking insurrectionists. That is highly unlikely with this Congress. And so it pretty much leaves open a door to ballot access for oath-breaking insurrectionists to run for federal office.
ABC NEWS LIVE: And we just have a few seconds remaining. But I know you said that, you always said all along that you would go along with the outcome of the Supreme Court. I am just curious, do you have confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court?
GRISWOLD: My beliefs about the United States Supreme Court does not affect my decision to follow their decision. In the United States, when we have legal or constitutional controversies, they get adjudicated. They work their way through a trial system. Again,
I would say I am disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision. We expressed our view at the Supreme Court, and, ultimately, Trump is a qualified candidate. He is on the ballot and votes for him will be counted.
