‘We answer no’: Federal appeals court dashes Trump’s claims of ‘absolute immunity’ for ‘actions leading up to and on January 6’ — for now

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Former President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, shortly before his mob of supporters ran riot inside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

A federal appellate panel in Washington, D.C., sided, for now, with Capitol police officers and members of Congress by affirming the lower court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity from three lawsuits alleging liability for Jan. 6.

The three cases were brought by U.S. Capitol Police Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, and members of Congress at the Capitol on Jan. 6, such as Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic lawmaker from California, and Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi who served as the Jan. 6 Committee chairman.

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