The District Court ruled that the current constitutional amendment on presidential immunity could not justify Trump’s actions.
The US Department of Justice has authorized former President Donald Trump to be indicted for his involvement in the attack on the Capitol, reports The Washington Post.
“Talking to the public on matters of public interest is a traditional role of the president, and the outer perimeter of the office of the president includes a large area of such speeches. But it is a traditional role – public communication. This does not include inciting unavoidable violence in private life,” – the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
Two US Capitol police officers, joined by 11 members of the Democratic House of Representatives, are seeking to hold Trump accountable for the physical and psychological injuries they suffered during the riots.
The suit was filed under a law written after the Civil War in response to the Ku Klux Klan, which allows damages when force, threats or intimidation are used to prevent officers from doing their jobs.
Trump says he is protected by immunity because he is the president of the United States and has performed his duties. We’re talking about January 6, 2021, when the former President of the United States called on people to “fight like hell” to prevent Congress from ratifying the election results.
The District Court ruled that the current amendment to the US Constitution cannot justify former President Trump’s actions. Speech intended to incite imminent illegal action cannot be protected by an amendment to the Constitution. The US Department of Justice noted that they claim the former president instigated the attack. The point is that Trump’s described behavior clearly exceeds the powers of the president.
As you know, on January 6, 2021, thousands of Donald Trump fans entered the Capitol building, where at that time the results of the US presidential election were being approved. As a result, five people died, including a police officer, and hundreds were prosecuted. Courts have already issued sentences against around 250 participants in the attack.
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