Jan. 6 lawsuits against Trump may advance despite criminal case, judge rules


by POLITICO

POLITICO— Instead, the judge ordered Trump to begin describing the basis for his claim that he is immune from the lawsuits.

Japan Today—Trump loses bid to halt Jan 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case. Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers' request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump

Reading Eagle—Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on hold while the criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his election defeat to President Joe Biden plays out.

www.lowellsun.com—Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on hold while the criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his election defeat to President Joe Biden plays out.