Trump Loses Bid To Toss Lawsuit From Capitol Police

Politico reports:

A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss multiple lawsuits accusing him of bearing legal responsibility for the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. In a 112-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said the evidence suggests Trump assembled the crowd and then instructed the rally goers to march on the Capitol, despite knowing that the crowd likely included violent and destructive elements.

The ruling leaves Trump’s inner circle — and possibly the former president himself — vulnerable to another flurry of deposition subpoenas and document demands. The ruling also declares Trump potentially liable for conduct while he was the sitting president, a rare and momentous legal decision. The lawsuits against Trump were brought by a dozen Democratic members of Congress and multiple Capitol Police officers injured in the violence.

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Takeaways:

1) A judge determining a president is subject to be sued for condcuted *while in office* is remarkable.

2) The judge says there’s a plausible (perhaps likely) case that Trump was aware of what he was unleashing at the Capitol — and approved.https://t.co/xtijh8cEuV

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 18, 2022