Trump attorney asks federal judge to dismiss Jan 6. suits from Democrats, Capitol Police officers
Monday, January 10, 2022 | Tag Cloud Tags: Congress, Democrat, Joe Biden, News, Police, Trump, Washington, Worthy News
(Worthy News) – An attorney for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a D.C. federal judge to dismiss a trio of lawsuits filed by Democratic lawmakers and two Capitol Police officers who claim Mr. Trump incited the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Attorney Jesse Binnall told U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta that the former president has “absolute immunity” from the suits which claim his speech at the “Save America” rally on Jan. 6 last year instigated the riot that followed.
During the speech, Mr. Trump challenged Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden and told the crowd to march to the Capitol and “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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