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Federal judge weighs Trump’s claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
Judge Amit Mehta evaluates whether Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 fall under presidential immunity amid civil claims from Congress members alleging he incited the Capitol attack.
- Attorneys for President Donald Trump urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Trump's attorneys argue that his conduct leading up to and on January 6th is protected by presidential immunity because he was acting in his official capacity.
- The lawmakers' lawyers argue Trump can't prove he was acting entirely in his official capacity rather than as an office-seeking private individual, who aren't entitled to presidential immunity.
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Federal judge weighs Trump's claim he is immune from civil litigation over Capitol attack
Attorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S.
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