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☆ Lawsuits Against Trump Over Jan. 6 Riot Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says
  + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Associated Press | Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot, can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump's request to dismiss the lawsuits that accuse him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021. Political Cartoons View All 1274 ImagesTrump’s lawyers have said the president’s words involved “matters of public concern” and falls within the scope of absolute presidential immunity. They noted in court papers that Trump was acquitted in the U.S. Senate of inciting the riot after a historic impeachment trial, and claimed the lawsuits are “just this type of harassment presidential immunity is meant to foreclose.”The D.C. appeals court decision comes after Trump challenged a federal judge's ruling denying his effort to throw out the lawsuits. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta had ruled that Trump’s words during the rally before the storming of the Capitol were likely “words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
Persons: Donald Trump, it's, Judge Gregory Katsas, Trump, Jesse Binnall, Jack Smith, Joe Biden, ”, Judge Amit Mehta Organizations: WASHINGTON, Capitol Police, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Circuit, Appeals, Trump, White House, U.S . Senate Locations: Washington, U.S
☆ Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up
  + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Katelyn Polantz Sara Murray Zachary Cohen Casey Gannon | Katelyn Polantz | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
That activity could signal that investigators are nearing at least some charging decisions in a part of the 2020 election probe, sources added. It is not clear if Trump is a target in the fake electors aspect of Smith’s ongoing criminal probe. Multiple 2020 election witnesses are scheduled for grand jury appointments in the coming days, sources say. Fake electors in NevadaThe fake electors scheme – one of the more public efforts to overturn Biden’s win in the 2020 election – now appears to be at the forefront for prosecutors, sources said. McDonald and DeGraffenreid previously declined to answer some questions about the fake electors scheme in the House inquiry.
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☆ Trump asks U.S. appeals court to block civil Jan. 6 lawsuits
  + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Jacqueline Thomsen | Thomson Reuters | Based In Washington | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoDec 7 (Reuters) - Donald Trump should be immune from civil lawsuits over last year's siege on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, a lawyer for the former president told a federal appeals court on Wednesday. Democrats in Congress and police officers filed several lawsuits over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack that said Trump conspired with others to disrupt certification of the 2020 election results. But he reiterated that civil lawsuits should be barred because they could make other presidents vulnerable to future litigation over their speech. Joseph Sellers, arguing in defense of the lawsuits, said Trump does not have immunity because his actions disrupted the work of another branch of government. Several members of Congress who are suing Trump attended Wednesday's arguments, including Democrats Eric Swalwell and Pramila Jayapal.
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