DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump's desire to punish Colorado for its mail-in voting system.

The litigation announced by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser asks a federal judge to block the move as unconstitutional.

Then-President Joe Biden in 2023 announced Space Command would be permanently located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which had been serving as its temporary headquarters.

Trump in September said Colorado's mail-in voting system “played a big factor” in moving the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama.

“The problem with Colorado is that they have a very corrupt voting system,” Trump said. He said earlier plans to relocate the headquarters

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