The Justice Department has reversed course and said it no longer believes that Donald Trump should be entitled to immunity for his response to E. Jean Carroll’s accusation of sexual assault, allowing the civil lawsuit to move forward to trial in January.
They claimed that his statements made while President served an interest to the government. It’s wildly stupid, and really just a flimsy excuse to protect him, but that’s what they said.
I think this may just be another excuse, but part of why they’re reversing course is that he’s now made statements long after losing office, so how could you argue that his actions were driven by his service to the office?
Justice Department lawyers said they took into consideration Trump’s deposition that was played in the battery and defamation trial, as well as statements Trump made last October repeating the denials long after he left office, as an indication that he was not motivated to protect and serve the US when he first made the comments.
They claimed that his statements made while President served an interest to the government. It’s wildly stupid, and really just a flimsy excuse to protect him, but that’s what they said.
I think this may just be another excuse, but part of why they’re reversing course is that he’s now made statements long after losing office, so how could you argue that his actions were driven by his service to the office?