Trump's potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court
Source: CNN
The major hearing on Monday is part of a trio of insurrection-related lawsuits seeking to hold Trump and others accountable at a time when the House select committee probing January 6 has aggressively investigated the political leaders who inspired the attack, and as the Justice Department is prosecuting more than 700 rioters for criminal offenses.
The court hearing, set to begin at 1 p.m. ET before Judge Amit Mehta of the DC District Court, will address key questions including whether Trump and Republican figures like Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama can shield themselves from legal fallout because of the First Amendment or their stature as elected officials.
It is the first major test of whether civil litigation is a viable route to holding Trump accountable for the violence toward Congress, after he was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial last February.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/trump-civil-liability-insurrection-court-hearing/
JohnSJ
(92,454 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)Then yes.
JohnSJ
(92,454 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)He egged them on ..
Even if the judge rules against Trump, Don the Con will the appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals and then to SCOTUS. It will take a while to get a definitive ruling on this.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Insurrection Day.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)He never faces consequences for anything he does or doesn't do.
CousinIT
(9,264 posts)not fooled
(5,803 posts)Doing wrong, then escaping accountability. He's a feckin' genius at it.
captain queeg
(10,273 posts)And skews the results to support his preconceived idea. The rethugs will twist and turn to come up with something to exonerated their god-king.
Bayard
(22,181 posts)"The Justice Department will be at the hearing to discuss its views toward the cases, in an important barometer of Attorney General Merrick Garland's legal approach to the insurrection.
So far, the DOJ said it will not defend Brooks' actions. According to a court filing this summer, the Justice Department argued that encouraging an attack, if proven in court, could not be considered part of Brooks' job as a public official, and the Trump rally was clearly a campaign event and not part of Brooks' official duties as a lawmaker."
I think that will tell us how Garland is going to handle the rest of this.