(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Former President Donald Trump wants a federal appeals court to give him “absolute immunity” from civil lawsuits relating to the speech he gave before the Capitol riot.
Filing in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday, Trump’s team appealed for the reversal of US District Judge Amit Mehta’s February decision.
The filing by Trump’s team was first shared by the Politico reporter Josh Gerstein in a tweet Wednesday night.
JUST IN: Trump asks DC Circuit to rule he had absolute immunity from civil suits related to #Jan6 speech and actions. Doc: https://t.co/pKuroPVizC Impact of House hearings on criminal probes still murky, but the disclosures seem like trouble in these cases https://t.co/JjWi4HJVQy
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) July 28, 2022
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