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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=newsletter

The 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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Then a whole lotta democrats need to be sued for the BLM riots and the damage done.



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If they want to set a precedent for the public to sue politicians for the things they say, the Democrats better get their Vaseline ready.
 
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Then a whole lotta democrats need to be sued for the BLM riots and the damage done.

I'm all for it.



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Yes, pure foolishness driven by blind hatred.
 
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These fuckers don't care about collateral damage to their side, as long as they can get Trump, their ultimate prize.


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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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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.


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"It does not include incitement of imminent private violence."
And that "incitement" consisted of...?



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"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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This 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.
 
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Where’s the suit against no justice, no peace, Maxine Waters?
 
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Yeah, 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.
 
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Elephant 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.



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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.
 
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