Trump is NOT immune from civil claims that he incited the Jan. 6 attack
ICYMI: Trump is NOT immune from civil claims that he incited the Jan. 6 attack CREW HQ From: info@citizensforethics.org To: Mark M Giese Mon, Jun 1 2026 at 12:05 PM In case you missed it, a federal judge ruled that President Trump is not immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021. AP News: “Trump isn’t immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says” According to AP News, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Trump’s remarks at his “Stop the Steal” rally, held shortly before the January 6 insurrection, were “plausibly” inciting words and are not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. This means that while Trump cannot be held liable for his official acts on January 6, 2021, he can be held liable for his Ellipse speech and many of his social media posts from that day. This is major news, Mark — especially at a time when Donald Trump is once again trying to rewrite histo...
