JUST IN: A federal judge rejected Trump's bid to dismiss a lawsuit from Congress members aiming to hold him accountable for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
and Capitol police officers aiming to hold him and Rudy Giuliani accountable for what they call a "civil conspiracy" Jan. 6 Capitol riots.Trump entered a "tacit agreement" with Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and other rioters by sending them to the Capitol during certification of the 2020 election, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote in the 112-page ruling.
"[I]t is at least plausible to infer that, when he called on rally-goers to march to the Capitol, the President did so with the goal of disrupting lawmakers' efforts to certify the Electoral College votes," Mehta said. "The Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, and others who forced their way into the capitol building plainly shared in that unlawful goal."
"[T]he President’s January 6 Rally Speech can reasonably be viewed as a call for collective action," Mehta added. "The President's regular use of the word 'we' is notable.
"[A] tacit agreement involving the President is made all the more plausible by his response to the violence that erupted at plausible Capitol building," Mehta said, citing Trump's tweets attacking then-Vice President Pence during the insurrection.
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