Federal Appeals Court Issues Major Trump Ruling | Facts Matter
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🗓️ 2 December 2023
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| 0:00.0 | In a rather wild turn of events, which is sure to have massive repercussions leading |
| 0:16.4 | up to the 2024 presidential race, a federal court has just ruled that President Trump |
| 0:21.4 | is not immune from civil lawsuits which arise over what took place on January 6th. |
| 0:26.8 | Meaning, that besides all the lawsuits that President Trump is already facing, because |
| 0:31.0 | of this ruling, the door has now been flung wide open for civil lawsuits to be filed against |
| 0:35.5 | them, by well anyone who can make the argument that they were victimized on January 6th. |
| 0:40.8 | And so, in the coming year, you can look out for members of Congress, capital police officers, |
| 0:45.9 | and maybe even attendees of the rally to file lawsuits against President Trump. |
| 0:50.3 | Now, in terms of how we actually got to this point, let me back up and give you the back |
| 0:53.8 | story. |
| 0:54.8 | Shortly after January 6th, you had members of Congress, capital police officers, as well |
| 1:05.8 | as members of the DC Police Department, all file lawsuits against both President Trump, |
| 1:10.4 | as well as his general allies, making the argument that they bore responsibility for |
| 1:14.6 | the violence, and therefore, they should pay monetary damages. |
| 1:18.3 | On the flip side, President Trump and his legal team were making the argument that he |
| 1:21.8 | was covered under the presidential immunity doctrine. |
| 1:24.8 | That doctrine states that a president is free to carry out his duties without the threat |
| 1:29.1 | of civil damage liabilities. |
| 1:31.0 | Just for your reference, according to a Supreme Court decision from the year 1982, quote, |
| 1:35.2 | the immunity protects presidents from civil lawsuits over official acts, or acts taken |
| 1:40.2 | with the outer perimeter of his official responsibilities. |
| 1:43.0 | Now, eventually, in February of last year, meaning February of 2022, a U.S. District |
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