The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit believes that former U.S. President Donald Trump may be held civilly liable for the actions of the crowd that attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021. This is reported UNN with reference to The Washington Post.
Hours after an appeals court ruled that police officers could sue Trump for injuries they sustained during the January 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol, the judge overseeing his criminal case on charges of undermining the Washington election ruled that he has no protection from prosecution as a former president
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Trump could still enjoy immunity from civil suit for official actions he took as president.
But in a unanimous opinion written by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, the court had already agreed that "his re-election campaign is not an official presidential act."
Both rulings are reportedly likely to be immediately appealed.
Trump's spokesman, Stephen Cheung, said the decisions "set dangerous precedents that will harm future presidential administrations," adding that "Trump will continue to fight for America and Americans, including by appealing these wrongful decisions to the highest courts." [On January 6, 2021, supporters of Donald Trump, who was then the President of the United States, broke into the Congress buildingto prevent the results of the presidential election held in November 2020 from being approved. Democrat Joe Biden won the election.
Trump spoke outside the White House to the participants of the demonstration of thousands in support of him and said that he would not accept defeat in the election. After the rally, many participants headed to the Congressional building.
During the clashes at the Capitol, several law enforcement officers were injured and about 50 demonstrators were detained. At least four protesters were killed, including a woman who was shot by police.
At least 535 Americans were charged with storming the Capitol.
Biden called the seizure of government buildings in Washington a mutiny.