
Biden DOJ says Trump can be sued by police, Democrats over Jan. 6 riot
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Police and Democratic lawmakers can sue former President Trump over his role in the January 6 storming of the US Capitol, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Attorneys with the DOJ's civil rights division wrote in the filing that a president's protected speech "does not include incitement of imminent private violence." Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
"Presidents may at times use strong rhetoric. And some who hear that rhetoric may overreact, or even respond with violence," the DOJ wrote Thursday, according to the Intercept.
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