Judge rejects Trump's effort to dismiss Jan. 6 civil lawsuits, finds 'plausible conspiracy' involving Trump

A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Trump to dismiss a series of lawsuits seeking to hold him liable for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a series of lawsuits brought against him by Democratic lawmakers and U.S. Capitol Police officers seeking to hold him liable for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol -- finding that the lawsuits "establish a plausible conspiracy involving President Trump" and those who carried out the attack.

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