Trump can't dodge Capitol Police civil lawsuits: Court
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Background: In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File). Inset: President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File.)

Background: In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File). Inset: President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File.)

For the second time in a month, the appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ruled once again that Donald Trump is not immune from lawsuits brought against him by police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

On Dec. 1, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against Trump in a case brought by Capitol Police Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, as well as lawmakers including Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. Thompson is the former chairman of the now defunct House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. The parties sought to pin civil liability on Trump for the destruction they say he wrought on Jan. 6; the officers in particular sought roughly $75,000 apiece in damages.

They first launched the lawsuit in March 2021 claiming that Trump’s lies about election fraud culminated in a deadly breach of their workplace, scores of physical and emotional injuries, suicides among officers, and more.

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