Trump causing an insurrection is not part of Presidential functions and not protected

+ CBS News: Trump can be sued over Jan. 6 insurrection, Justice Department says

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+ The Los Angeles Times via MSN: Column: Did the DOJ just say Donald Trump can be held accountable for Jan. 6? Well, kind of – The DOJ filed a brief concluding that the former president may be sued for damages to the extent his public speech constituted incitement to imminent, private violence — in this case, the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.

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+ Law & Crime: Trump seeks 6-month delay in New York State AG’s $250 million fraud lawsuit – Judge previously said he’s sticking to the October trial date “come hell or high water”

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+ Truthout: Rupert Murdoch Admits Fox Hosts “Were Endorsing” False Election Fraud Claims – Commentators cited Murdoch’s deposition as evidence that the network couldn’t be trusted to report the facts.

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+ Truthout: GOP Megadonors Are Trying to Pull the Party Away From Trump. It Could Get Ugly. The onset of the primary season is barely 10 months away, and the scramble for control of the GOP is intensifying.

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+ Truthout: Trump Campaign Asked Proud Boys to Attend Post-Election Rallies in Plain Clothes – The court records demonstrate that Proud Boys leaders told members to prepare for violence at the rallies.

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+ Raw Story: Trump has a money problem in New York: ‘More people see him, the worse he looks’

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+ Truthout: Former Watergate Prosecutor: Trump Should Have Been Charged Upon Exiting Office – Trump could potentially face charges in multiple investigations at the state and federal levels.

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+ NBC News: Fox Corp. and the Trump campaign hit with FEC complaints over Dominion revelations

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+ NBC News: Steve Bannon declares war on Fox News: ‘You’ve disrespected Donald J. Trump long enough’

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+ Variety: Andrew Weissmann on What ‘Argentina 1985’ Shows Us About Why Donald Trump Should Be Criminally Prosecuted – “As history shows, it very much is ordinary people devoted to the rule of law and willing to bet on it, regardless of personal consequences, who are the true and necessary champions of democracy. Jack Smith may be just that person.”

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+ Truthout: Justice Department Says Trump Can Be Sued for January 6 Speech – “No part of a president’s official responsibilities includes the incitement of imminent private violence,” the DOJ said.

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+ The Hill: Trump says he will stay in race if indicted

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+ Newsweek: Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway predicted that at some point within the next year-and-a-half, Trump will “foment violence” as his legal troubles continue. “As I’ve been saying, over the next 18 months, it’s highly likely Trump will: (1) be indicted (more than once); (2) obtain pretrial release; (3) win the GOP presidential nomination; and (4) foment violence,” Conway tweeted.

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+ NBC News: Fox Corp. and the Trump campaign hit with FEC complaints over Dominion revelations – It’s the latest fallout from the $1.6 billion defamation suit, which has made public a host of private communications between Fox journalists and executives.