[Rockingham]

Trump has a case that could prove devastating to Merritt Garland, Jack Smith, and other prosecutors and for Christopher Wray and the FBI agents involved. Even Biden could be a defendant.

Civil rights suits for constitutional torts committed by federal actors are known as Bivens actions after the 1971 Supreme Court case that first authorized them for a search and seizure that violated the Fourth Amendment. The special bite for a Bivens claim is that they are meant as a potent remedy for serious misconduct and are lodged against government officials and agents personally. A jury trial is permitted and can include compensatory and punitive damages.

Defenses to a Bivens claim include that there was no violation of the constitution or that the officials have absolute or qualified immunity. It would make for quite a turnaround for Garland, Smith, and others to try to claim official immunity as a defense. Venue for such a case would be in Trump friendly Palm Beach County, not Washington D.C.

[Enterprise]

"Trump has a case that could prove devastating to Merritt Garland, Jack Smith, and other prosecutors and for Christopher Wray and the FBI agents involved. "

Before it's over, such a lawsuit might include Letitia James, Fani Willis, and Alvin Bragg. And who knows, even a couple of judges might be ensnared.

[New Perspective]

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