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Trump's Jan. 6 Speech Not Covered By Immunity: Judge
Trump's Jan. 6 Speech Not Covered By Immunity: Judge
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
President Donald Trump’s speech in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, was not an official act and is thus not covered by immunity, a federal judge said in a March 31 decision.
President Donald Trump at a rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jenny Jing/The Epoch Times
“President Trump has not shown that the Speech reasonably can be understood as falling within the outer perimeter of his Presidential duties,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta...
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