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Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says
March 02, 2023, 01:42 PM
wcb6092Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says
They just won't let up on this man. And he keeps going. If it is not OK to post here I will move it to the Trump thread.
https://justthenews.com/politi..._campaign=newsletterThe Justice Department said Thursday that former President Donald Trump can be sued for the actions of the rioters in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"Speaking to the public on matters of public concern is a traditional function of the Presidency," Attorneys for the Justice Department’s Civil Division wrote, according to The Washington Post. "But that traditional function is one of public communication. It does not include incitement of imminent private violence."
Two U.S. Capitol Police officers and 11 Democratic House members joined in a lawsuit to hold the former president liable for their physiological and physical effects from the riot.
An appeals court remained undecided in December after considering whether Trump was acting within his official duties when he held the "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the riot. The court asked the Justice Department to give an opinion on the case, which it offered Thursday.
Trump has argued he has absolute immunity that protects him from being sued.
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March 02, 2023, 02:22 PM
WaterburyBobThen a whole lotta democrats need to be sued for the BLM riots and the damage done.
"If Gun Control worked, Chicago would look like Mayberry, not Thunderdome" - Cam Edwards
March 02, 2023, 02:23 PM
HildurIf they want to set a precedent for the public to sue politicians for the things they say, the Democrats better get their Vaseline ready.
March 02, 2023, 02:24 PM
Orgussquote:
Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
Then a whole lotta democrats need to be sued for the BLM riots and the damage done.
I'm all for it.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" March 02, 2023, 02:25 PM
parabellumYes, pure foolishness driven by blind hatred.
March 02, 2023, 02:28 PM
12131These fuckers don't care about collateral damage to their side, as long as they can get Trump, their ultimate prize.
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March 02, 2023, 02:30 PM
wcb6092quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
These fuckers don't care about collateral damage to their side, as long as they can get Trump, their ultimate prize.
They fear him because they don't control him.
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March 02, 2023, 02:38 PM
IrishWindquote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
quote:
Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
Then a whole lotta democrats need to be sued for the BLM riots and the damage done.
I'm all for it.
And Antifa. But yeah, Dems don't seem to understand the laws of unintended consequences.
Lord, your ocean is so very large and my divos are so very f****d-up
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March 02, 2023, 02:43 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by wcb6092:
"It does not include incitement of imminent private violence."
And that "incitement" consisted of...?
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher March 02, 2023, 02:53 PM
wcb6092quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by wcb6092:
"It does not include incitement of imminent private violence."
And that "incitement" consisted of...?
Here is a little more information.
"The plaintiffs claim Trump’s comments to a crowd on January 6 telling them to “fight like hell” violated the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, which grants damages for actions that prevent the government from carrying out business."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/n...ays/?sh=42094858a901
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March 02, 2023, 02:56 PM
parabellumThis degree of hypocrisy is fairly radioactive. How many recent examples can be cited, of leftist government officials inciting and encouraging violent actions by their Brown Shirts? ANTIFA, BLM and the general leftist or anarchist rabble.
March 02, 2023, 04:49 PM
jer830Where’s the suit against no justice, no peace, Maxine Waters?
March 02, 2023, 05:14 PM
smschulzYeah, so what they say?
Do they make the laws?
Somehow this seems nothing more than biased virtue signaling but the Demrats.
Sadly, many will believe this {cough} mis-information.
March 02, 2023, 07:36 PM
oddballElephant In The Room- Trump did not tell the crowd to enter or tear up the Capital.
It is FACT.
And The Commies STILL preach the opposite. The Lie.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
March 02, 2023, 08:13 PM
corsairquote:
Originally posted by 12131:
These fuckers don't care about collateral damage to their side, as long as they can get Trump, their ultimate prize.
They've never been very good at connecting dots so, they make them up instead. Little do they understand is once you create dots, they continue to get strung together. Impeachments, filibusters, ballot stuffing & harvesting...what's good for the goose, is good for the gander.