The US Justice Department has moved to shield President Donald Trump from civil lawsuits filed by police officers and Democratic lawmakers seeking to hold him responsible for the violence during the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters.
In court filings late on Thursday, department lawyers urged US District Judge Amit Mehta to replace Trump as a defendant in the litigation and substitute the US government in his place for certain claims, arguing that…
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