Trump Immunity Claim in 2020 Civil Rights Suit Rejected by Judge
- Efforts to undermine election ‘purely political,’ judge says
- Trump and RNC accused of conspiring to disenfranchise voters
Donald Trump
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Donald Trump can’t claim presidential immunity to avoid a lawsuit that accuses him of civil rights violations in his efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Trump had argued that he was “absolutely immune” from damages for actions within the “outer perimeter” of his official duties as president, and that his post-election activities in 2020 were part of an effort to protect and defend the Constitution.