Trump Not Immune from Civil Claims from J6

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