Former President Donald Trump can be sued in civil lawsuits alleging he was responsible for damages incurred during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the Justice Department said Monday, rejecting Trump's claims that he has absolute immunity for civil action.
The legal brief – filed by federal prosecutors at the request of judges on Washington, D.C.'s appeals court – explicitly states that the Justice Department has not determined that Trump should be held liable, both criminally or civilly, for the Capitol breach. Instead, the court documents urge the court to rule that the former president cannot be completely shielded from every action he took as president.
Members of Congress and U.S. Capitol Police officers sued Trump after the riot, alleging in several separate lawsuits that his words on the White House Ellipse to a group of his supporters directly thrust the mob onto the grounds of the Capitol. While the Justice Department did not take a stance on the validity of those allegations, prosecutors wrote that presidential immunity does not"include incitement of imminent private violence.
Can’t sue what didn’t actually happen
He wasn't even thare and it started before he started his speech.
'insurrection' what a joke , it was riot. Using politically motivated terms like 'insurrection' is the reason half the country doesn't trust the media.
Constipation?
Smoke screen
More Political BS by the Chinese government, i mean the demoncrats. Trump said PEACEFULLY PROTEST and the 'riot' took place before anyone at his rally could have got over there. STOP CARRYING THE dems WATER, TELL THE TRUTH cbsnews
So we can now sue Kamala for encouraging blm to riot and bale them out? Good to know!
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 😀
🤦♀️..why?
More corrupt DOJ action. They are so afraid of Trump that they will stop at nothing, no lie too big to try and destroy him. Despicable...
Do we get to sure the CDC and Fauci? Any takers?!
They had to do this before the thousend of hours of video taken that day. Let's get the truth.
It's sad to see the corrupt Lefts relentless attacks to destroy Trump....all on taxpayer $$.
Good! I hope they take whatever he has left
More DOJ corruption designed to smear DT for 2024. Will fail.
Looks like your contributions will be used to pay Trump bills again. Thought campaign funds were intended for candidates not personal bills? IRS_CI GOP gopcongress GOPChairwoman LeaderMcConnell
They need to do something to stop him. We don't need him back in the White House. He is a narcissist and a LIER. He was the worse president in the US history.
The Washington elite cabal of warmongers wanted to stop him.
So when politicians screamed get in their face and protesters burnt down cities,those politicians can be sued 🤔
Swamp dem-o-rats would love it. Won’t happen
Ridiculous, 1 person being held responsible for Jan 6th riots. What about all the democrats and BLM that incited violence against the nation and destroyed, looted, burned businesses across the nation?
Dems are so desperate to do whatever they can to keep Trump out of the WH 🫢🫢🤣🤣
Discovery will be interesting. How is pelosi going to squirm her way out of this one?
You mean by the Biden’s weaponized DOJ? Will they be calling in RAY EPPS to testify? Release All the Footage and let the American people decide.
So what?
He’s a force you can’t deter.
Blah blah blah
Ow Foxnews.
I hope he's sued into the poor house , then convicted and imprisoned.
Of course Merritt Garland is allowing Trump to be sued. The DOJ continues to be a political tool of the Democrats to attack their opponents. It is truly shameful. We are now a 3rd world Socialist nation. Thank God Trump stopped this man from becoming a Supreme Court Justice.
Demon rats setting that standard again. Careful what you wish for....
Comme si comme ca. if there was a way to explain world politics right now, that would be it as far as I was concerned. Except the it’s in the eye of the of the beholder. In other words the whole thing is a joke meant to divide you and the whole reason nobody gets the blame!
LOL. wrong as always. You keep trying and will keep failing at getting him.
By the time this materializes in court, old man Donald is already dead.
I wanna sue 😩...I'm traumatized 😔
I can't wait for this to backfire on them.
Whatever, this has been dragging along far to long
No one’s cares. The American people want him to be president again! TRUMP2024ToSaveAmerica
Biden DOJ ? Good thing we have a Supreme Court
Leave that man alone! This was brought on by a cesspool of swamp dwellers!!!
Woke newsgroup. Russia Russia Russia 🇷🇺
That is ridiculous. Then Biden should be sued for the damage done by illegal immigrants!!! The inflation costs!!! The Antifa riots, etc
What Democrats DNC 💩
absurd
Really?
Biden’s DOJ can suck it
Sued for what specifically? He didn't riot with them.
The Suprme court will have the end say in this. Our DOJ is politically corrupt, and I'm sure this will be challenged. Can we sue Hillary for the millions of wasted taxpayer dollars investigating the Russian hoax she started? If Trump can he sued, then so can crooked Hillary.
Zzzz
Wait until the truth comes out on Tucker's show. It could be a different story from MSM theories.
He has the Supreme Court’s in his back pocket and can get a ruling faster than anyone in the country.
cbschicago
Quote on quote as I say we shall vote for another term in the election Joe Biden we are hoping and to vote for him
Please Please don't provide no value or no vote ❎ for the bad former Mr president Donald Trump currently cause he actually cause the January 6 🥘
Donald Trump Donald Trump is a failure failure loser he's no good for the White House
Lawsuits aren't going to solve anything. It's somebody's attempt to collect a buck.
He will delay delay delay
He will lose again in 2024
The lawsuits will not be successful.. 🤷♂️
Good fkn luck with that, commies...
It’s just politics because he is running for president
I heard biden said this so perhaps trump can sue him back
When Attention Deficit meets Trump Derangement=CBS
I thought he said he treated everyone equally. Remove him
Yasssss
The DoJ is full of it. Mr. Trump specifically said 'Stay peaceful... don't give them a reason to lash out!' Any lawsuit that ignores that is destined to be thrown out and nullified by our Supreme Court.
Ridiculous.
Who cares what the DOJ says, they have clearly been weaponized against democrats political opponents. Josh Hawley just exposed more of that today
And Biden hid in a basement with a son and brother taken millions from China to protect another country and now they are taking advantage of us and releasing Covid and fentenal to destroy America and CBS supported this so what is your conversation about
WEF does not want him to be a candidate for president. Joe Biden has done much worse! Where the hell is the support from the republican party. They are non existent!
This network still has TrumpDerangementSyndome Focus on the current WorstPresidentEver
Give up you stupid loser DemocRats! Go after these domestic terrorists!!
Sue him to the point of bankruptcy. Take off him what he loves the most, money 💴
He can be sued over anything. It doesn't mean the case will have any merit.
Now, who is responsible for instigating the BLM riots that burned and looted businesses? Who can folk sue for those damages? DOJPH
🤣🤣🤣🤣They just keep on trying.
Good luck on that one. Dems do not want Discovery.
Hide the ketchup.
This will be great... discovery goes both ways... maybe we will finally get to see what really took place.
Should have already gotten there money!!
Until the truth of the hidden footage comes out, then will we sue the Jan 6th committee? Was supposed to be 14K hours, it was actually 40K+ hours. I wonder if the video caught them practicing the set up of Jan 6th.
The one place these criminals and traitors get wrecked is a courtroom. No sycophants to ignore his crimes. No office to shield him. It's about time they get held accountable.
Not one person was charged with an insurrection, so....
In a 5–4 decision, the Court ruled that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from legal liability for civil damages based on his official acts. Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982). He can’t
Corrupt, Weaponized, Politicized, Compromised, DOJ
Lol. Totally partisan DOJ, this will go nowhere
This doesn’t sound politically motivated at all… 🙄
Lol can we sue the fbi since they have people in there too?
It was about time
Not under existing laws he can't
CBS News reports the filing as if it's a certainty that the court will rule in the DOJ's favor. The only fact is the DOJ says it, not a judge who actually has that authority! Doesn't matter if it's about Trump or the man on the moon, mainstream media reports opinion as fact!
We got em we really got em this time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
cbschicago Absurd.
That’s funny…this is all they came up with based on all the nonsense our government tried to screw with trump. Our government is nothing but a bunch of clowns.
Tratior's! Doanld Trump is not going to give you free stuff! GET A JOB!
The American people want Trump back
cbschicago Good. Trump should also be locked up and never allowed to run for public office again either. Due to his part in the January 6th failed insurrection.
So we can sue Joe and the democrats for the BLM Antifa riots good to know
I think that’s the best news I’ve heard all day! Maybe all year!
Ok then let’s sue the government bcs he was still President then. Might as well right?
The country has been waiting for 2years; so please take your sweet time to show us the law is not a joke.
Can realDonaldTrump sue SpeakerPelosi for declining his request to staff the Capital with the National Guard and for the Capital police only being at 50%, on a day when everyone in the world knew there could be issues?
0 for 2
For what? This is fucking crazy. He said go down there and peacefully and have your voice’s heard. I guess America has forgotten that part of the speech, at least ridiculous department of justice, and all of the triggered leftists. What a joke.
These people are pathetic. You've been trying to Sue this man for 7 years.
CBS you all are going to pay for your crimes and I will laugh while I watch
sue him in the millions mark
Indict the tangerine loser now DOJ, why are you waiting for.
For what? Requesting the protesters do it peacefully and patriotically?
😂🤡
The Dems are desperate to make up some bullshit so they don't have to run against him again
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