Trump Fails to Persuade Judge to Throw Out Jan 6. Civil Suit

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: Bloomberg

Former president Donald Trump failed to persuade a judge to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by Capitol Police officers over injuries they suffered during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

US District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday rejected Trump’s claim that presidential immunity protected him from liability for actions that were within his official duties.

The arguments raised by Trump and other defendants were “in large part duplicative of those the court already considered and addressed” in a previous civil suit against the former president, Mehta wrote. In that case, Mehta ruled that Trump’s speech at a rally preceding the riot went beyond protections afforded by the First Amendment and those shielding presidents from civil liability while in office. .....

The case brought by the Capitol police officers stands apart because of the long list of 20 defendants, Mehta wrote.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-27/trump-fails-to-persuade-judge-to-throw-out-jan-6-civil-suit?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_content=politics

[progree]

1. "Judge Amit Mehta"- Slobfather will claim bias, just like he did regarding a Mexican ancestry judge

(who, BTW, was born in Indiana)

Who Is Judge Gonzalo Curiel, The Man Trump Attacked For His Mexican Ancestry? NPR, 6/7/16

Until Donald Trump's comments about the ethnicity of Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge overseeing the fraud case against Trump University in San Diego, Curiel was anything but a household name.

Then Trump began calling Curiel a "hater" who was being unfair to him because the judge is "Hispanic," because he is "Mexican" and because Trump is building a wall.

After days of controversy and strong criticism from fellow Republicans, Trump tried to amend his comments, which he's been making since February.

More, including more about Judge Gonzalo Curiel:https://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481140881/who-is-judge-gonzalo-curiel-the-man-trump-attacked-for-his-mexican-ancestry

Judge Amit Mehta was born in India. Slobfather may claim that Mehta is biased because Slobfather is anti-immigrant.

Per Wikipedia page, he's presiding over a lot of cases affecting Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Mehta

[JohnnyRingo]

2. Looks like someone's getting a new nickname.

Or maybe he'll just go full on racist on him.

[agingdem]

4. so far Trump has insulted

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff, Jack Smith and his family, Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, Letitia James, Fani Willis, Merrick Garland, Ruby Freeman, Shay Moss, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Eric Swalwell, Hillary Clinton, Llhan Omar, E.Jean Carroll, the disabled, reporters, Muslims, Jews, Hispanics, Blacks, Asians, Native Americans, immigrants, veterans, POWs, Gold Star families..and the list goes on...

no one is afraid of Trump and his vomitus bilge...his army of sewer-scum are in prison, awaiting trial, or disrupting drag shows...his never-ending revenge lawsuits, motions, appeals have gone nowhere and Trump's third tier lawyers are facing sanctions and disbarment..he's still dangerous as are most malignant narcissistic psychopaths, but his bully-boy schtick of threats and intimidation are the lunatic ravings of a pathetic exiled despot and fodder for late night show hosts and stand-up comedians...

[cstanleytech]

3. In other words if you hell fire in a crowded theater with the intent to cause harm you can

be held accountable no matter who you are.

[MissMillie]

5. Here's a link in case you don't want to register with the site

https://archive.is/v9ggQ

[ancianita]

6. I think there's a paywall. Just wanted to know if the reports lists the

names of the 20 defendants. Thanks.

[republianmushroom]

7. like it

[ck4829]

8. Kick