Maddow Blog | Judge rejects Trump’s ‘absolute immunity’ claim in Jan. 6 cases
Maddow Blog | Judge rejects Trump’s ‘absolute immunity’ claim in Jan. 6 cases
Steve Benen -
Donald Trump’s list of legal troubles isn’t short. As regular readers know, the former president’s business is facing multiple fraud investigations. He’s also under investigation for having allegedly mishandled classified materials. There’s also an ongoing criminal investigation in Georgia related to his efforts to interfere with election results. There’s also a criminal investigation surrounding his special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
But let’s not forget his Jan. 6 civil cases.
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, different sets of police officers, who are still dealing with the adverse physical and mental effects of the pro-Trump riot, sued the former president. (They are among the roughly 140 police officers who suffered injuries as part of the Jan. 6 violence.)
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Steve Benen -
Donald Trump’s list of legal troubles isn’t short. As regular readers know, the former president’s business is facing multiple fraud investigations. He’s also under investigation for having allegedly mishandled classified materials. There’s also an ongoing criminal investigation in Georgia related to his efforts to interfere with election results. There’s also a criminal investigation surrounding his special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
But let’s not forget his Jan. 6 civil cases.
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, different sets of police officers, who are still dealing with the adverse physical and mental effects of the pro-Trump riot, sued the former president. (They are among the roughly 140 police officers who suffered injuries as part of the Jan. 6 violence.)
READ MORE: Maddow Blog | Judge rejects Trump’s ‘absolute immunity’ claim in Jan. 6 cases https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ma...
The Republican and his lawyers have spent months trying to have the officers’ civil suits tossed out of court, insisting that he had "absolute immunity" in actions related to his term in office. These efforts have been rejected before, and as NBC News reported, they were rejected again yesterday.
It looks like Trump will be in a little trouble these days.