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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

A federal judge delivered a serious setback to President Donald Trump Tuesday in long-running civil lawsuits seeking to hold him liable for the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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NEWS: Judge Amit Mehta rules Trump is NOT immune for key Jan. 6 conduct--including his Ellipse rally speech, outreach to officials, and related actions--finding they can be treated as campaign activity, not presidential duties. 1/

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-- MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) Mar 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-01 03:10 PM | Reply

His Honor, USDJ Amit Mehta, Washington DC

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-01 03:12 PM | Reply

Going after political opponents? Retribution?

#3 | Posted by fishpaw at 2026-04-02 12:21 PM | Reply

Going after political opponents? Retribution?

#3 | Posted by fishpaw

Trump sued a comedian for saying his mother was an orangutan.

Interestingly he doesn't sue the people who say he's a pedophile. Do you wonder why?

#4 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-04-02 12:48 PM | Reply

I see Trump is wearing gloves now.

The bruises from his anti-dementia infusions must be massive and spreading.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-02 12:51 PM | Reply

Trump sued a comedian for saying his mother was an orangutan.

Actually he said his mother "banged" an orangutan. And now he's getting the "Twain".

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-02 12:55 PM | Reply

re: Fishpaw #2:

you writing that crap after what Trump has done in the last 14 months...just wow.
You are a totally disingenuous hack.

#7 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-04-02 01:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Retribution?

#3 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

You confuse retribution with accountability under the law.

An attempted coup and any crimes or violations of Americans Civil Rights committed during it is not part of his presidential duties.

Obviously.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-02 06:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I'd love to see his own handpicked DOJ testifying under Oath yet again that he ordered them to send a letter to States telling them it was OK to switch his name for Biden's on the Electoral Ballots they were sending to Congress.

And his Secret Service folks verifying that he had them turn off the metal detectors at the Rally where he riled them up and sent them to storm the Capitol, telling them he was right behind them... HA!

His problem might be that the only lawyer that would defend him would be Alan Dershowitz.

And, of course, Jeffy Turley!

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On a more serious note, others who should go to Prison for a very long time for this seditious conspiracy* include **John Eastman and his cronies at the Claremont Institute who came up with conspiracy for Trump, and Cheesbro and several others.

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"Seditious conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 2384) is a federal crime involving two or more people who conspire to overthrow the U.S. government, oppose its authority by force, or hinder the execution of its laws.

It is a serious charge carrying up to 20 years in prison, often used against violent plots to challenge federal authority, such as in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks."

www.google.com

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"Eastman, the director of the Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, is also the man who wrote the memo that said Pence should try to block Biden's election certification.

And he wasn't the only Claremont Institute leader involved in that harrowing episode"and in subsequent efforts to undermine democracy.

"Have been on Capitol Hill all day. We are in a constitutional crisis and also in a revolutionary moment," Brian Kennedy, the president emeritus and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, tweeted on Jan. 5. "We must embrace the spirit of the American Revolution to stop this communist revolution. #HoldTheLine."

en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-02 06:45 PM | Reply

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