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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump says he's immune from lawsuits for inciting violence...
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-inciting-violence-protest-rally-lawsuit-237249Says because they bought tickets they can't sue... Haven't a few music acts gotten sued for this at concerts?
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Trump says he's immune from lawsuits for inciting violence... (Original Post)
askyagerz
Apr 2017
OP
Trump's lawyers should head to the law library and read Clinton v. Jones,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2017
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Warpy
(111,466 posts)1. He is about to find out he's wrong
and he's not going to like it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,003 posts)2. Trump's lawyers should head to the law library and read Clinton v. Jones,
520 U.S. 681 (1997). In a unanimous decision the Supreme Court held that a president is not immune from civil suits for acts done before taking office. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/95-1853.ZS.html
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)6. Exactly, this has been decided by SCOTUS already. nt
FuzzyRabbit
(1,970 posts)3. Trump thinks being president is the same thing as being king.
He thinks he can rule by decree, so he decreed that he can't be sued.
askyagerz
(776 posts)4. I guess next time he can just say take em out
and get away with murder...
Gothmog
(145,965 posts)5. Trump is losing a number of lawsuits lately