Thursday, March 2, 2023

OnPolitics: DOJ says that Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The DOJ said Trump doesn't deserve absolute immunity from three civil lawsuits accusing him of inciting the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Thu Mar 2 2023
 

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The Justice Department announced today that former President Donald Trump can be sued for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

The DOJ said Trump doesn't deserve absolute immunity from three civil lawsuits accusing him of inciting the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. 

"No part of a President's official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence," department lawyers said in an appeals court filing. "By definition, such conduct plainly falls outside the President's constitutional and statutory duties."

Now, it's up to a three-panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide whether to allow the lawsuits to continue. 

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