Federal judge dismisses civil claims against Rep. Brooks that allege he helped incite supporters of former President Trump’s to attack the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.
Mehta in February had dismissed claims against several of Brooks’ co-defendants, including former Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani and Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. But in that ruling, Mehta said heTrump, he determined, was not immune from the three lawsuits filed by Democratic members of Congress and two police officers over his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, because his fiery speech to supporters was not within the scope of his official presidential duties.
Trump, shortly before riots, repeated to the crowd of supporters his false claim that the 2020 election had been stolen from him through widespread voting fraud, telling them to go to the Capitol and “fight like hell” to “stop the steal.”
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