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Department Of Justice Says Police Can Sue Donald Trump Over January 6 Riot
They further explained that “no part of a President’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence.”
Injured Capitol Police officers can sue former President Donald Trump and lawmakers over January 6, 2021, insurrection a the U.S. Capitol. Los Angeles Times reports that the Department of Justice confirmed Trump was not immune to being held financially responsible, and being the president would not protect him from lawsuits stemming from the riot.
The Justice Department said the court should reject Trump’s claim that “absolute immunity” shields him from being sued. They further explained that “no part of a President’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence.”
“As the Nation’s leader and head of state, the President has ‘an extraordinary power to speak to his fellow citizens and on their behalf,’ the lawyers wrote. “But that traditional function is one of public communication and persuasion, not incitement of imminent private violence.”
The brief was filed by lawyers of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. They have no say in the separate criminal investigation by the special…
