Trump Immunity Claim in 2020 Civil Rights Suit Rejected by Judge
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump can’t claim presidential immunity to avoid a lawsuit that accuses him of civil rights violations in his efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Trump had argued that he was “absolutely immune” from damages for actions within the “outer perimeter” of his official duties as president, and that his post-election activities in 2020 were part of an effort to protect and defend the Constitution.
But US District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington agreed with the challengers -- the NAACP and Michigan voters and advocates -- that Trump’s conduct was “purely political,” according to the ruling.
“If Former President Trump disrupted the certification of the electoral vote count, as Plaintiffs allege here, such actions would not constitute executive action in defense of the Constitution,” Sullivan said. “For these reasons, the Court concludes that Former President Trump is not immune from monetary damages.”
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