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Judge Mehta found again that Trump's Ellipse speech could have amounted to incitement unprotected by the 1st Amendment.
Roger Parloff @rparloff
Denying a motion to reconsider, Judge Mehta found again that Trump's Ellipse speech could have amounted to incitement unprotected by the 1st Amendment. Cassidy Hutchinson's subsequent testimony—"Take the F-ing mags away"& "they're not here to hurt me"—just reinforces his earlier finding.
Roger Parloff @rparloff 2h
Trump's lawyers asked Judge Mehta to consider a hypothetical of an Eminem-like rapper who sings a song with lyrics like "Fight the Man!," and inadvertently spurs members of the crowd to vandalize stores afterward. Here's Mehta's response.
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Dec. 31, 2025
Trump 'caused' Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Jack Smith testified to Congress
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/31/jack-smith-donald-trump-house-judiciary-committee-transcript/87976781007/
January 22, 2026
'Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,' former special counsel Jack Smith tells House panel
https://abcnews.com/Politics/former-special-counsel-jack-smith-testify-front-house/story?id=129420778