LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled a civil case against President Donald Trump for his actions related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, can proceed. Mehta noted Trump “remains free to reassert official-acts immunity as a defense at trial. AdvertisementFor years, Trump has unsuccessfully tried to have the civil case dismissed on the district and appellate levels. Mehta had already once rejected that First Amendment argument from Trump, but the president reiterated it in his latest attempt to get the case thrown out. As HuffPost reported in December, the lawmakers say Trump tried to “murder democracy” on Jan. 6 and claim he understood there were potentially armed people in the crowd.

Source: Huffington Post April 01, 2026 18:06 UTC