{"id":2113520,"date":"2023-12-01T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-not-entitled-to-presidential-immunity-in-j6-civil-lawsuits-federal-appeals-court-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:08:47","slug":"trump-not-entitled-to-presidential-immunity-in-j6-civil-lawsuits-federal-appeals-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-not-entitled-to-presidential-immunity-in-j6-civil-lawsuits-federal-appeals-court-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal appeals court rules Trump not immune to civil lawsuits in J6 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-not-entitled-to-presidential-immunity-in-j6-civil-lawsuits-federal-appeals-court-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2113520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Trump Not Entitled to Presidential\u2062 Immunity in J6 Civil \u2064Lawsuits, \u2063Federal Appeals Court \u200bRules<\/h2>\n<p>A three-judge panel of \u2064a federal appeals\u2064 court ruled Friday \u2063that former President Donald\u200b Trump\u2063 is\u2063 not shielded by \u2063presidential immunity from civil lawsuits resulting from the Capitol incursion.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/01\/politics\/trump-presidential-immunity-january-6-lawsuits\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, the \u200bdecision allows lawsuits by Capitol police officers and Democratic members \u200bof Congress \u2063to move\u200b forward. However, it does \u200cnot guarantee victory \u200bfor \u200cthose suing\u200d Trump; it simply means that Trump cannot have\u200d all the\u200b suits thrown out \u2062based on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-j6-prison-choir-top-chart-1-song-justice-listen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presidential\u2063 immunity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Cheung, a representative of Trump\u2019s 2024 campaign, downplayed the ruling, \u200dcalling it \u201climited, narrow, and procedural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe facts fully \u200bshow that on January 6 President\u200b Trump was \u200cacting on behalf\u2063 of the\u200c American people, carrying out his\u2062 duties as President of the United States,\u201d Cheung said in \u2063a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has\u2064 the\u200c option to appeal the\u2064 three-judge panel\u2019s decision to the full Appeals \u200dCourt, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/federal-appeals-court-finds-trump-not-entitled-presidential-immunity-j-rcna127602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>. If he loses there, \u200dhe can then seek to have\u200d his case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200druling, \u200dissued by Chief \u2063Judge Sri \u200bSrinivasan, aims to \u2064distinguish between actions Trump took as president, which would \u2062be covered by immunity, and those he took as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tragic-day-rule-law-appeals-court-clamps-trump-reinstating-gag-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">candidate<\/a>, which it deems \u2063were not protected.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe object of a \u2063President\u2019s official-act immunity \u2062is to assure that\u2062 he\u200d can fearlessly and impartially\u2062 discharge the singularly\u2062 weighty\u200b duties of the office. The President, though, \u200cdoes \u200cnot spend every minute of every day exercising official responsibilities. And when he acts outside the functions\u200d of\u200d his office, he does not continue to enjoy immunity\u200d from damages \u2063liability just because he happens to \u2062be the President,\u201d the ruling began.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200druling clarifies that \u2062it does not pass judgment on the merits of any claims against Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe sole issue before us is whether \u200bPresident Trump has \u2063demonstrated an\u200b entitlement to official-act immunity for\u200c his\u200c actions leading \u2064up to and on January 6 as alleged in the complaints. We answer no, at least at this stage of the proceedings,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ruling argues that\u2064 when a first-term President seeks re-election, their campaign is not\u2064 an official \u2062presidential \u200cact. \u200dIt emphasizes\u200b that the\u200b Office\u200b of the Presidency\u200c remains neutral about who will occupy it next, and campaigning \u200bis not an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gran-torino-co-star-tries-to-retroactively-cancel-film-calls-it-insensitive\/\" title=\"\u2018Gran Torino\u2019 Co-Star Tries To Retroactively Cancel Film, Calls It \u2018Insensitive\u2019\">official act<\/a> of the office.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling cites Trump&#8217;s own words, highlighting that when \u200che went to the Supreme\u2063 Court to challenge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/explosive-report-judge-trump-jan-6-case-previously-said-open-court-guilty-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020 election<\/a>, he explicitly\u2062 filed \u200dhis motion &#8220;in his personal capacity as candidate for re-election to the office of\u2063 President&#8221; rather than in his official capacity \u2063as sitting President.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot accept that rationale. While Presidents are often exercising \u200dofficial responsibilities when\u2062 they \u2062speak on matters of \u2064public concern, \u2062that is not\u200b always the case,\u201d the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-places-trumps-bump-stock-ban-on-hold\/\" title=\"Federal Court Places Trump\u2019s Bump Stock Ban On Hold\">panel ruled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ruling concludes that although Trump is not\u200d entitled to \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-trump-insurrectionist-ballot-appearance-trial-donated-group-formed-prevent-violent-insurrections-j6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blanket immunity<\/a>, he should be \u200bgiven the opportunity to present his own facts regarding the immunity question during the civil cases against him.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBecause our decision is not\u200b necessarily even the final word on the issue of presidential immunity, we of course express no view on the ultimate merits \u200cof \u2064the claims against President Trump,\u201d the ruling \u2064said. \u201cNor does our\u2062 decision \u200bon a President\u2019s official-act immunity from \u200cdamages liability in\u2063 a civil \u2064suit treat\u2064 with\u200b whether or when a President might be immune from criminal prosecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the upcoming district court proceedings, Trump will have the chance to demonstrate whether his alleged actions\u2063 were taken in his official capacity as\u2063 President or as a presidential\u200b candidate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-not-entitled-presidential-immunity-j6-civil-lawsuits-federal-appeals-court-rules\/\">Trump Not Entitled to Presidential Immunity \u2064in J6 Civil Lawsuits, Federal Appeals Court Rules<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What options does Trump have to \u200bchallenge the three-judge panel&#8217;s decision and \u2063continue the \u200clegal battle over his alleged \u200crole in the Capitol insurrection?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d2020 election results, he did so as a \u200dcandidate, not as the President.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision is significant because it allows lawsuits against Trump to proceed,\u200b potentially holding him accountable \u2062for his alleged \u200brole in inciting the Capitol insurrection. Capitol police officers \u200band Democratic \u200bmembers\u2062 of Congress have filed lawsuits accusing Trump \u200cof\u200b inciting the violence through his rhetoric and\u200b actions leading \u200bup to and on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>While the ruling does \u2063not guarantee victory for the plaintiffs, it marks an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-neuralink-to-start-human-trials-of-brain-implant-for-paralysis-patients\/\" title=\"Neuralink by Musk to Begin Trials of Brain Implant for Paralyzed Patients.\">important \u200bstep forward<\/a> in their pursuit of justice.\u2063 It establishes that Trump is not entitled to presidential immunity in civil lawsuits related \u200dto\u2063 his actions as a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Cheung, a representative of\u200c Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign, downplayed the ruling and called it limited and procedural. \u2063He argued\u2064 that Trump \u200dwas acting \u2062on behalf of the American people and carrying\u200b out his duties as President\u2064 on January 6th.<\/p>\n<p>Trump now has the option \u2063to appeal the\u2063 three-judge panel&#8217;s \u200ddecision to the full\u200d Appeals Court and, if necessary, seek to have his case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. \u200dThis means that the legal battle over\u2063 Trump&#8217;s alleged \u2064role in the Capitol \u2062insurrection is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063ruling \u2062issued by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan aims to distinguish \u2062between actions Trump took as \u2064President, which would \u2063be covered by immunity, and those he took as a candidate, which \u2064the court deems \u2064were not protected.\u2064 The ruling clarifies \u200dthat\u2064 it does not pass \u2063judgment on\u2063 the merits\u2064 of any claims against Trump \u2062but merely addresses the issue of \u2063presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2063 to the ruling, the purpose of official-act immunity is to ensure that a President can fearlessly \u2064and\u200b impartially carry out \u2064the duties of the \u2062office. However, \u200cwhen a President acts outside the \u200cfunctions of their office, they do not continue to enjoy \u2064immunity from damages liability just \u200cbecause they hold\u2064 the position.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b court argues that when a first-term President seeks re-election, their campaign is not\u200c an official presidential act.\u200b The Office of the Presidency remains neutral about who will occupy\u2064 it next, and campaigning is not an official act\u2062 of the office.<\/p>\n<p>Overall,\u200b the ruling signifies an\u2064 important development in \u2064the legal proceedings against Trump regarding the Capitol insurrection. It establishes that Trump is not entitled to\u200d presidential immunity in civil\u200b lawsuits related to his\u2063 actions as a candidate and allows the \u200blawsuits by Capitol police officers and Democratic members of Congress to move forward. The ruling does not determine the outcome of these\u2063 lawsuits\u2063 but\u200b sets a precedent for holding Trump accountable for his alleged role in inciting the violence\u2064 on January 6th.\u2062 The case may now proceed \u2064through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-rules-for-religious-freedom-another-slap-to-newsom\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Rules For Religious Freedom, Another Slap To Newsom\">appeals process<\/a>, potentially leading \u200dto a Supreme Court\u200d hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court panel declared that ex-President Donald Trump lacks presidential immunity, allowing civil lawsuits related to the Capitol incursion to proceed. Capitol police officers and Democratic lawmakers can now move forward with their legal actions, as reported by CNN. 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