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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Carol Platt Liebau: DOJ Out to Get Trump for J6 Statements
Description: The Merrick Garland Justice Department is at it again. They’re insisting President Trump can’t use legal immunity as a shield against civil lawsuits by two Capitol Police and 11 Democratic congressmen. The suits seek to hold Trump personably liable for the Capitol riots because of his statements on January 6. Trump has claimed immunity on the grounds he was speaking to the people on matters of public concern, a traditional presidential function. But the government lawyers insist that doesn’t include “incitement of imminent private violence.” Reasonable people can reach different conclusions about the nature of Trump’s...