After thousands of his followers stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, then-US President Donald Trump was impeached on charges of inciting the attack. In a Senate trial held after he left office weeks later, Trump was acquitted by a minority of senators, with many who had condemned him saying the trial was a political move.
A US federal appeals court has found that US President Donald Trump can be held liable for the actions of his followers during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol building.
“Speaking to the public on matters of public concern is a traditional function of the Presidency, and the outer perimeter of the President’s Office includes a vast realm of such speech,” Justice Department attorneys wrote in a brief that was released on Thursday.
“But that traditional function is one of public communication. It does not include incitement of imminent private violence of the sort the district court found that plaintiffs’ complaints have plausibly alleged here.”
A group of lawsuits has been filed against the former president by Democratic lawmakers and US Capitol Police.....more below
