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Judge rules Trump can face lawsuits alleging he incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot
New York Post ^ | February 18, 2022 6:29pm Updated | Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 02/18/2022 8:42:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Former President Donald Trump lost a bid Friday to toss lawsuits holding him responsible for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Federal Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump’s attempt to dismiss the civil cases with a claim that he has absolute immunity because he was in office at the time.

“To deny a President immunity from civil damages is no small step,” Mehta wrote in a 112-page ruling. “The court well understands the gravity of its decision. But the alleged facts of this case are without precedent, and the court believes that its decision is consistent with the purposes behind such immunity.”

Mehta, a U.S. District Court judge in Washington, DC, and appointed by former President Barack Obama, ruled that Trump could be sued for helping to incite the Capitol riot because his “Stop the Steal” speech ahead of the attack in the city was not an official presidential act.

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

FINE.

SUE THE PANTS OFF PELOSI AND MAXINE WATERS AND CHUCKIE SCHUMER.


21 posted on 02/18/2022 8:59:11 PM PST by Skywise
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Can Biden and every Dem be held liable for the crime wave?


22 posted on 02/18/2022 8:59:27 PM PST by inchworm (al )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Another foreign judge, with a foreign mentality.


23 posted on 02/18/2022 9:02:03 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Unlike most denials of a motion to dismiss, this is immediately appealable (because it involves a claim of absolute immunity). And will almost certainly be reversed.


24 posted on 02/18/2022 9:03:22 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I heard that Trump was caught with Federal Reserve Notes in a safe.


25 posted on 02/18/2022 9:04:11 PM PST by JoeRed
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To: JoeRed
Hey, I heard Pres Trimp stole classified documents related to the 9/11 Commission by stuffing them in his underwear and smuggling them out of the National Archives. OH, WAIT!!
26 posted on 02/18/2022 9:11:55 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

An Obama Judge. How shocking.


27 posted on 02/18/2022 9:13:25 PM PST by libh8er
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

exactly


28 posted on 02/18/2022 9:14:21 PM PST by nicollo
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump may have to get a foreign based lawyer to represent him, the way things are going. Almost every single one of his business contacts is being economicly bullied and threatened with imprisonment.

If there are any conservative American judges at all, they are being kept far, far away from any Trump related cases. It’s awful to an historic proportion.
Even still, I hope Mr. Trump hangs in there.
I would like him back in the White House for unfinished business.


29 posted on 02/18/2022 9:17:31 PM PST by lee martell
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/timing_doesnt_line_up_for_trump_to_have_incited_violence_at_the_capitol.html


30 posted on 02/18/2022 9:18:34 PM PST by AJFavish (www.allanfavish.com)
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To: All

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Deep State.

Go look at how many lawsuits against Obama (8 yrs vs 4) were allowed to proceed.

They were immediately shut down.

FOIA, Visitor Logs, Holder’s Ops, Lynch’s cover ups, payoffs to Unions, exemptions to Obama Care, Spygate, a criminal buying him the lot next to his in Chi-town. Michelle Obama’s no show jobs, non enforcement of Federal Law, and on and on.


31 posted on 02/18/2022 9:18:37 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Amit Priyavadan Mehta is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and a Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Nominated by Barack Hussein Obama in 2014 and Born in India.

When are we going to stop placing all these foreigners in positions of power - so many largely linked to Democrats.

32 posted on 02/18/2022 9:20:36 PM PST by Gaffer
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33 posted on 02/18/2022 9:22:19 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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34 posted on 02/18/2022 9:24:24 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: McGavin999
"When Trump gets back in the White House he needs to get congress to impeach this judge."

Nothing like that will happen because the same Republican backstabbers are in the Senate.

35 posted on 02/18/2022 9:26:19 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We truly are at war.


36 posted on 02/18/2022 9:27:54 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: DesertRhino

Appointed by a foreign president, might I add.


37 posted on 02/18/2022 9:30:37 PM PST by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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Nothing new. He’s an DEM Activist.



38 posted on 02/18/2022 9:33:58 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: lakecumberlandvet

True... good point.


39 posted on 02/18/2022 9:34:49 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The communist’s attack on Trump has reached the carpet-bombing stage...

Once they got obama (a non-citizen foreigner) into office and he loaded the judicial system, education systems, and federal bureaucracy with foreigners, they knew that total victory was a mere decade or two away...

While the 2022 election may have surprising results, 2024 and beyond will be dominated by foreign politicians and 45-to-55 million non-citizen voters...

The dirt is about to be thrown into the grave on the coffin of freedom & liberty...


40 posted on 02/18/2022 9:52:52 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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