Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan. 6 lawsuits tossed

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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argue that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties

“What he spoke about was a campaign issue, seeking to secure an election,” said Joseph Sellers, one of the attorney's representing Swalwell's suit. “This was a purely private act.”“It's hard to conceive of a scenario other than the president traveling down to the Capitol himself and busting through the doors ... but of course he did that through 3rd-party agents, through the crowd,” he said.

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