U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, appointed by Barack Obama, ruled Tuesday that Trump’s remarks at his Stop the Steal rally plausibly were inciting words that were not protected by the 1st amendment right to speech. He said he is not shielded from liability for his conduct and many of his social media posts that day. He agreed that he cannot be held liable for his official acts that day
“President Trump has not shown that the Speech reasonably can be understood as falling within the outer perimeter of his Presidential duties,” Mehta wrote. “The content of the Ellipse Speech confirms that it is not covered by official-acts immunity.”
The Obama judge said he is not immune from civil claims.
Obama’s judge
In 2022, Mehta refused to dismiss claims against Trump, ruling that Trump was not entitled to presidential immunity. He also claimed that his speech plausibly amounted to incitement and was not protected by the 1st amendment.
The media is only reporting this sentence:
Trump closed out his speech by saying, “We fight. We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” Trump meant that figuratively, and it is a commonly used expression understood to be figurative, not literal.
They are leaving this out:
He also told the crowd to march “peacefully and patriotically.” Additionally, the riot had started before the crowd moved onto the capital while the president was still speaking.
President Trump has risked his life, his freedom, and his wealth for America. That is why I will continue to support him, even though I oppose these wars. I try to stick with the person I support through the tough times.