Donald Trump claimed he has 'absolute immunity' from civil lawsuits tied to Jan. 6. The Justice Dept. just weighed in with a significant message. (via MaddowBlog)
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, among those who filed lawsuits against Donald Trump were police officers injured during the insurrectionist violence. The former president and his lawyers have responded to the ongoing civil suits by insisting that he has"rejected the argument
The Republican and his legal defense team, not surprisingly, appealed the ruling, hoping to convince the D.C. Circuit of Appeals that the “absolute immunity” has merit. It was against this backdrop that the Justice Department decided to weigh in — concluding that police officers can, in fact, sue Trump. NBC NewsAttorneys for the Justice Department’s Civil Division said in a court filing in the U.S.
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