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A March 2 Justice Department filing told a federal appeals court that Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity from civil lawsuits over the Capitol attack. The brief said the alleged conduct involved private violence and political advocacy, not a blanket presidential shield.
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A March 2 Justice Department filing told a federal appeals court that Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity from civil lawsuits over the Capitol attack. The brief said the alleged conduct involved private violence and political advocacy, not a blanket presidential shield.
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A March 2 Justice Department filing told a federal appeals court that Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity from civil lawsuits over the Capitol attack. The brief said the alleged conduct involved private violence and political advocacy, not a blanket presidential shield.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that Donald Trump should not get absolute immunity from civil damages claims brought by Capitol Police officers and lawmakers over the Jan. 6 attack. The filing keeps those lawsuits alive, but it does not decide whether Trump is liable.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that Donald Trump can be sued by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over Jan. 6 injuries. That is a direct setback for Trump’s effort to make his rally speech function like a legal force field. The filing does not decide the case, but it makes plain that federal lawyers are not buying the idea that his public conduct around the attack should be untouc…
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