Breaking news: Justice Department says Trump can be sued by U.S. Capitol police over January 6 insurrection

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: Breaking news: Justice Department says Trump can be sued by U.S. Capitol police over January 6 insurrection | Boing Boing

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[Akimbo_NOT]

“It was filed under the Ku Klux Klan Act, a statute written after the Civil War that allows for damages in cases involving force, threats or intimidation intended to hinder government officials from discharging their duties.”

Oh the irony for this guy.

[Brainspore]

@frauenfelder

It’s almost comical how Trump and his supporters claim to be defenders of democracy while simultaneously trying to undermine it at every turn.

They also claim to be supporters of the police while beating the shit out of cops with those “Thin Blue Line” flags.

[theophrastus]

Don’t we (yanks) all have ‘standing’? It was our tenuous democracy which was gravely threatened by this walking imposthume

[MononymousSean]

I’ll be thrilled if this pitiful excuse for a human loses a significant amount of cash because of this.

I won’t be truly satisfied, however, until one or more of the likely criminal cases causes a loss of his FREEDOM.

[cannibalpeas]

I’ve got a good idea for the amount they should sue for:

[apenzott]

Good start, but I would like to see a crater of at least $3.2B that can’t be discharge through bankruptcy, with an earmark of the amount needed to restore voting rights to all those disenfranchised from voting in Florida.

[DukeTrout]

$3.2B

Or is that one of the calculations where they value the “TRUMP” brand at $4B?

[cannibalpeas]

@apenzott

I would like to see a crater of at least $3.2B that can’t be discharge through bankruptcy, with an earmark of the amount needed to restore voting rights to all those disenfranchised from voting in Florida.

@DukeTrout

Or is that one of the calculations where they value the “TRUMP” brand at $4B?

Let’s find out!

[AverageLiberalSlatie]

@MononymousSean

I’ll be thrilled if this pitiful excuse for a human loses a significant amount of cash because of this.

What cash? I’m still not convinced he has more than a couple coppers to rub together…

[Beauty]

Justice delayed is justice denied… C’mon, giddy up!

[MerelyGifted]

[DiveGirl]

Property, then. Anything that’ll prompt his foreign allies to start calling in their chits.

I mean, if he managed to stumble upon a Russian skyscraper “mysteriously openable” window in his travels, I would not look askance.

[VeronicaConnor]

It does seem like the real justice in America only ever seems to happen with civil lawsuits.

[tcg550]

Ding Dong released a statement yesterday saying if he doesn’t have absolute immunity then Biden should be held personally responsible for all the bad things that have happened while he is President.

He really needs better lawyers.

[FGD135]

Better lawyers want to get paid. Up front.