Trump misses deadline at SCOTUS to fight civil Jan. 6 claims
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Inset: President Donald Trump speaks to law enforcement officials on the street gang MS-13, Friday, July 28, 2017, in Brentwood, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)/Background: FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Inset: President Donald Trump speaks to law enforcement officials on the street gang MS-13, Friday, July 28, 2017, in Brentwood, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)/Background: FILE — Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

After missing a deadline to file at the U.S. Supreme Court, Donald Trump has formally left himself exposed to civil liability lawsuits from people who wish to hold him personally accountable for his role in the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The agreed-upon Feb. 15 deadline for Trump to file a writ of certiorari at the high court came and went without a word from Trump’s defense team last week, though a spokesman for the former president said he would continue to fight for “presidential immunity” on all fronts, NBC reported.

The civil immunity issue is different from the criminal immunity issue Trump has now escalated on appeal to the Supreme Court as he attempts to dismiss his indictment in Washington, D.C., alleging he criminally conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are now in a holding pattern as they await to see what the justices will do next.

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