Is there a way that we people can Sue trump and associates like Betsy Davos

[Mystery sage]

A class action lawsuit of some kind?

[StarfishSaver]

1. Probably not

[zaj]

2. Yes, people sue all the time

But you have to have standing and cause. And you are suing the office, not the person. We have effectively given people serving in public office wide liability waivers.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. How about a Writ of Mandamus?

Isn't that supposed to simply have the Courts make a government official do something s/he is supposed to legally do?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. No and yes, sort of.

Presidents are immune from civil lawsuits arising from actions taken in their capacity as president (Nixon v. Fitzgerald). But Betsy DeVos can be the named defendant ( but not sued personally) in a lawsuit against the Department of Education if the agency violates the law, and there have been lawsuits against that agency. Sweet v. DeVos was a class action against the Department of Education relating to the agency's refusal to forgive student loans for predatory for-profit colleges. The case settled this spring. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2020/05/26/student-loan-borrowers-succeed-in-lawsuit-against-devos/#7e2f9cb3369e

[brooklynite]

5. No.