Trump seeks delay in Jan. 6 civil lawsuits during immunity appeal

14 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30

Police officers and Democratic lawmakers suing over the 2021 US Capitol attack could face fresh delays after a federal judge rejected Trump's bid to dismiss the consolidated cases in March.
Trump is appealing that ruling, while the Justice Department is separately challenging the part denying its attempt to take over his defence in the litigation.
The parallel appeals could take months or years, prolonging efforts to hold the president civilly liable for the violence at the Capitol more than five years ago.

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