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03-02-2023, 11:36 AM
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Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6, Justice Department says
ump can be sued by police over Jan. 6, Justice Department says
DOJ attorneys said in a court filing in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that Trump does not have absolute immunity from civil lawsuits filed by police officers and members of Congress,
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by police officers over the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Attorneys for the Justice Department's civil division made it clear in a court filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that Trump does not have absolute immunity from multiple civil lawsuits, filed by police officers and members of Congress, which seek to hold him liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.
"Speaking to the public on matters of public concern is a traditional function of the presidency, and the outer perimeter of the president’s office includes a vast realm of such speech," the brief said. "But that traditional function is one of public communication. It does not include incitement of imminent private violence of the sort the district court found that plaintiffs’ complaints have plausibly alleged here."
The brief carefully avoids taking a position on whether Trump is actually liable for causing the riot, civilly or criminally, but urges the appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claim and return the cases to a lower court for further litigation.
“Such a narrow decision would leave for further proceedings in the district court (and, if necessary, a future appeal) any renewed assertion of absolute immunity more narrowly focused on whether the former president’s speech actually constituted incitement,” the Justice Department lawyers wrote.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta first rejected Trump’s immunity claim in February 2022, ruling that the speech Trump gave during the Jan. 6 rally on the White House Ellipse cannot be considered part of his official presidential duties.
Cont…..DOJ attorneys said in a court filing in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that Trump does not have absolute immunity from civil lawsuits filed by police officers and members of Congress,
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued by police officers over the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Attorneys for the Justice Department's civil division made it clear in a court filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that Trump does not have absolute immunity from multiple civil lawsuits, filed by police officers and members of Congress, which seek to hold him liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.
"Speaking to the public on matters of public concern is a traditional function of the presidency, and the outer perimeter of the president’s office includes a vast realm of such speech," the brief said. "But that traditional function is one of public communication. It does not include incitement of imminent private violence of the sort the district court found that plaintiffs’ complaints have plausibly alleged here."
The brief carefully avoids taking a position on whether Trump is actually liable for causing the riot, civilly or criminally, but urges the appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claim and return the cases to a lower court for further litigation.
“Such a narrow decision would leave for further proceedings in the district court (and, if necessary, a future appeal) any renewed assertion of absolute immunity more narrowly focused on whether the former president’s speech actually constituted incitement,” the Justice Department lawyers wrote.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta first rejected Trump’s immunity claim in February 2022, ruling that the speech Trump gave during the Jan. 6 rally on the White House Ellipse cannot be considered part of his official presidential duties.
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Absolutely insane weaponization against a political opponent.
03-02-2023, 11:54 AM
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CPD officer was shot and killed yesterday. Can the family sue the city for being soft on crime?
03-02-2023, 11:58 AM
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I loe e.
03-02-2023, 12:11 PM
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Keep the witch hunt going.
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03-02-2023, 12:18 PM
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03-02-2023, 12:29 PM
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lol good luck I guess
03-02-2023, 12:30 PM
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03-02-2023, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted By TCmaxxing⏩
That's what's happening with the student loan case in the supreme court.So it’s fair game to sue Dems for people who die and get injured from their policies put in place?
Are you against or for it?
03-02-2023, 01:00 PM
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Why is Trump allowed to sue everybody under the sun, but as soon as someone sues him it's a witchhunt?
Trump probably has the world record for lawsuits being tossed out of court for being frivolous.
Trump probably has the world record for lawsuits being tossed out of court for being frivolous.
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03-02-2023, 01:00 PM
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you talking about the same captiol police that opened the barricades and waved the crowd into the capitol building?
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03-02-2023, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted By rocketfish⏩
Then being ordered to stand down and do nothing:you talking about the same captiol police that opened the barricades and waved the crowd into the capitol building?
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03-02-2023, 01:24 PM
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anyone can sue anyone.
this isn't some groundbreaking legal discovery.
what the DOJ is doing right there is telling us they got jack chit on Trump.
this isn't some groundbreaking legal discovery.
what the DOJ is doing right there is telling us they got jack chit on Trump.
03-02-2023, 01:54 PM
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03-02-2023, 02:11 PM
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So Trump can then call Pelosi etc for why they refused extra officers, national guard etc.
Do they really want to go down this road?
Do they really want to go down this road?
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03-02-2023, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted By Kane_89⏩
Well then it's fitting, because that's exactly what would happen with this one if they actually sued himWhy is Trump allowed to sue everybody under the sun, but as soon as someone sues him it's a witchhunt?
Trump probably has the world record for lawsuits being tossed out of court for being frivolous.
Trump probably has the world record for lawsuits being tossed out of court for being frivolous.
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03-02-2023, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted By NitrogenWidget⏩
Yuuuuup. Looks like the classified documents & Fulton County are nothing burgers.what the DOJ is doing right there is telling us they got jack chit on Trump.
03-02-2023, 03:08 PM
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Surely this will be the end of Drump this time
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