The U.S. Justice Department urged an appeals court to reject former President Donald Trump's claim that he is automatically immune from lawsuits over his supporters' assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
The Justice Department said in Thursday's filing that it was not taking a stance on whether Trump's speech encouraged the Capitol riots. However, it told the court that "incitement of imminent private violence" would not fall within the scope of a president's official duties.
Democrats in Congress and police officers have filed several civil lawsuits over the Capitol riots, with some alleging that Trump conspired with others to block the certification of Biden's 2020 election win.In July 2021, ita request by Mo Brooks, who was a Republican Congressman at the time, to defend him from a lawsuit by Democratic House member Eric Swalwell. The department said allegedly inciting an attack on the U.S.
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