A federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 29 that former President Donald Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Friday’s order was issued by a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals and affirms a similar Dec. 1 ruling issued by the same court, which found that President Trump’s actions leading up to and on Jan. 6 were part of his campaign for a second term in the White House and not an official presidential act.
“On appeal, the only question is whether President Trump has demonstrated his entitlement to official-act immunity,” reads the Dec. 29 order in a lawsuit filed in 2021 by Capitol Police veteran Conrad Smith and seven of his colleagues….
