Posted on 03/02/2023 12:24:37 PM PST by thegagline
Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump’s legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power.
The department wrote that although a president enjoys broad legal latitude to communicate to the public on matters of concern, “no part of a President’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence. By definition, such conduct plainly falls outside the President’s constitutional and statutory duties.” *** The Justice Department wrote that it also takes no view on a lower court judge’s conclusion that those who sued Trump have “plausibly” alleged that his speech caused the riot. Nevertheless, the department said that an appeals court should reject Trump’s claim that he’s immune from the lawsuits.
The Justice Department cautioned that the “court must take care not to adopt rules that would unduly chill legitimate presidential communication” or saddle a president with meritless lawsuits.
“In exercising their traditional communicative functions, Presidents routinely address controversial issues that are the subject of passionate feelings. Presidents may at times use strong rhetoric. And some who hear that rhetoric may overreact, or even respond with violence,” the department wrote.
*** U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Trump’s words during a rally before the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol were likely “words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
The lawsuits, filed by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, and later joined by other House Democrats, argue that Trump and others made “false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the Defendant’s express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
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I admit to not reading the article so blast away. But isn’t this just an opinion? I believe that is the role of the DOJ in this debate. They do not have the final word. That would be determined by a court. Not sure at what level.
I seriously doubt that the Justice Department’s opinion would be upheld by the courts. It would mean any President could be sued civilly if their political actions resulted in someone’s injury.
BS
100%
So Border agents can personally sue Biden?
They will not succeed.
And who ever heard of an unarmed “insurrection?”
More BS from the Ass Press.
It's a badge of honor. This red-dot poonjabber is an import straight from Gujarat! He should be swimming for rupees thrown in the open toilet that is the Ganges! These upper-caste nimrods are a big part of Obama's Army, because they are never, never called out by Democrats on their assured participation in continuing the truly unjust caste system, in the 2nd-most populous country in the world.
He knows this case doesn't have a chance in hell, but he just doesn't care, he's done his job as part of the Obama Subversion Unit Coalition Know-nothings (O-SUCK).
So I guess this means he can counter sue those who were working for the feds and set people up
Oh yes, lawsuits for billions and billions to break him financially. ANYTHING to stop his 2024 run.
PS. Of course, this is a LIBERAL COMMIE DIMOCRATIC DEPT OF WRONGDOING. They will all file in solidly controlled commie district courts.
I think that you know what she and I mean.
Oh no. These are Trump only rules.
This is patently ridiculous. Trump did not incite violence, he did just the opposite. I guess they are hoping to bury him in lawsuits?
More fodder for the MSM. “Oh, look over here. A nice, new shiny object (aka Trump is evil).”
BLM, a Marxist Terrorist Org., is being given money.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4135012/posts
“New York City plans to dole out $21,500 each to 2020 Black Lives Matter protesters”
Well then Ashlee Babbit can sue her murderer.
Warnings?
So if a future president is warned that speaking about illegal immigration or trans-groomers could lead to violence....he can’t speak about those issues.
Hang up on yourself....go ahead you’re ridiculous logic is painful to read.
There were warnings....and people were mocked....
Oh the pain!
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I watch his speech that day - There was no incitement that I heard. My heart breaks for what they are trying to do to this man.............all while real evil gets a pass. Lord come soon
Whatever. If PDJT really was guilty of any crime, they would have disappeared him looong ago. The man is truly an example of American hard work ethics and decency and charity. Obama & Hillary? Criminal. Biden? Criminal. Kamala? Slumb dut.
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