Thirteen months after ordering his blindly loyal supporters – who believe his Big Lie of a "rigged" and "stolen election" – to "march to the Capitol" and "fight like hell" to "stop the steal" or "we're not going to have a country anymore," Donald Trump has yet to be punished for inciting a deadly riot. Oh, sure, he was impeached – but a majority of Senate Retrumplicans, who have sold their souls to Donald Trump, voted for acquittal.
Judge says Trump could be culpable for January 6 and says lawsuits against the former President can proceed
CNN, Feb 18 2022 7:06 PM EST
Civil lawsuits seeking to hold Donald Trump accountable for the January 6, 2021 insurrection can move forward in court, a federal judge said today in a ruling outlining how the former President could conceivably be responsible for inciting the attack on the US Capitol. Trump’s statements to his supporters before the riot “is the essence of civil conspiracy,” Judge Amit Mehta wrote in a 112-page opinion, because Trump spoke about himself and rallygoers working “towards a common goal” of fighting and walking down Pennsylvania Avenue. “The President’s January 6 Rally Speech can reasonably be viewed as a call for collective action,” Mehta said.
Democratic members of the House and police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6 sued Trump last year, claiming he prompted his supporters to attack. Friday, Mehta wrote that the three lawsuits could move to the evidence-gathering phase and toward a trial – a major loss in court for Trump. "Tlhe President’s actions here do not relate to his duties of faithfully executing the laws, conducting foreign affairs, commanding the armed forces or managing the Executive Branch,” Mehta wrote. “They entirely concern his efforts to remain in office for a second term. These are unofficial acts, so the separation-of-powers concerns that justify the President’s broad immunity are not present here.”
Two of the lawsuits were brought by Democratic House members while a third was filed by Capitol Police officers. The lawmakers allege that they were threatened by Trump and others as part of a conspiracy to stop the Congressional session that would certify the 2020 Presidential election on January 6, 2021. They argue that Trump should bear responsibility for directing the assaults. Trump’s legal team is likely to appeal the decision.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/polit...uit/index.html
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