A Federal Appeals Court Friday, has once again Declined to Thro-Out a Civil Case, trying to hold Trump Liable for the Jan. 6, 2021, Riot at the Capitol, the latest in a string of Court Rulings, striking down Trump’s Claim He has “Presidential Immunity” from Legal Consequences, as the Argument likely soon Heads to the Supreme Court.
A Panel of Judges at the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Declined to Throw-Out a Civil Case brought against Trump and some of His Allies by Capitol Police Officers, who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, which seeks to hold Trump liable for the Injuries they sustained during the Riot.
Trump has tried to Dismiss the Case, and other similar Lawsuits against Him, by claiming He has “Presidential Immunity” from any Legal Liability, because His Actions to Overturn the 2020 Election, and Speak to Supporters ahead of the Jan. 6 Riot, were undertaken while He was President.
The Supreme Court may ultimately decide the Issue of Immunity, as part of a separate Criminal Case against Trump, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked it to quickly Rule on the Issue earlier this month, but the Court Declined, meaning it will have to go through a Lower Court first.
The D.C. Circuit already Rejected Trump’s Argument in similar Jan. 6 Civil Cases brought by Police Officers and Democratic Lawmakers earlier in December, finding that Trump’s alleged Incitement of the Rioters were Campaign Activities and Not part of His Official Duties as President, and “actions taken in an unofficial capacity cannot qualify for official-act immunity.”
Appeals Court Judges said Friday, that the Police Officers’ Case was “indistinguishable” from the Cases in the earlier Ruling “in all relevant respects,” and so the Court refused to Dismiss the Case against Trump, on the same Legal Grounds as its earlier Ruling.
The Appeals Court Rulings follow District Court Rulings, that Refused to Throw-Out Jan. 6 Civil Cases in the Lower Courts, and Judges have similarly Rejected Trump’s “Presidential Immunity” Argument in Writer E. Jean Carroll’s Defamation Lawsuit against Him, and the Federal Criminal Case against Trump for trying to Overturn the 2020 Election.
The Police Officers Suing Trump, are asking for a Declaratory Judgment, that Trump’s Actions Violated Federal Law, as well as an Unspecified Amount in Damages. With the Appeals Court’s Ruling Friday, the Case against Trump will continue moving forward in District Court, and it’s unclear when it could go to Trial.
The D.C. Circuit is also separately considering whether Trump has Immunity from the Criminal Charges against Him, for trying to Overturn the 2020Eelection, after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan Ruled He Didn’t. The Court will hear Arguments in that Dispute on Jan. 9th, 2024.
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