DENVER — The attorney general of Colorado today sued the Trump administration over the move of U.S. Space Command to Huntsville from Colorado Springs.
In response, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state will “vigorously defend this decision in court and is confident the law and facts are squarely on our side.”
In the lawsuit, Attorney General Phil Weiser said one of the reasons for the suit was President Trump in September calling Colorado’s use of mail-in voting a “big factor” in his decision to move the command from Colorado.
“The problem I had with Colorado, one of the big problems, they do mail-in voting,” Trump said.
“We are filing this lawsuit today in federal District Court in Denver to challenge a decision to move Space Command as a form of punishment, because Colorado chooses to exercise its authority to have a mail-in voting system,” he said. “This action is unconstitutional because in our Constitution, the executive branch isn’t allowed to punish, retaliate or seek to coerce states who lawfully exercise powers that are reserved to them.”
Marshall responded to the suit, calling Trump’s decision to move the command “factually sound and well justified.”
“The Inspector General for the Department of Defense has confirmed that President Trump’s 2021 decision to select Huntsville was factually sound and well justified,” Marshall said. “It was the Biden administration that injected politics into the process when it reversed course, punished Alabama, and rewarded Colorado.”
In his statement, Marshall said the lawsuit is “nothing more than a partisan attempt to overturn a lawful, evidence-based decision. Alabama will vigorously defend this decision in court and is confident the law and facts are squarely on our side.
“If Colorado insists on fighting a political battle in federal court, Alabama will meet them there, and win. Our focus remains on supporting our service members, strengthening national defense, and ensuring Space Command’s continued success in Huntsville.”
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