WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on hold while the criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his election defeat to President Joe Biden plays out.
It’s the latest legal setback for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, whose trial in a separate criminal case related to hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign began this week with jury selection in New York.
The lawsuits brought by Democratic lawmakers and police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 seek civil damages for harm they say they suffered during the attack, which aimed to stop Congress’ certification of Biden’s victory.
Braless Maura Higgins turns up the heat in a daring cleavage
Hoda Kotb, 59, reveals she is STILL single and 'looking for the one'
Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94
Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others
Alleged homicide suspect fatally shot by police in San Francisco Bay Area
Ukraine welcomes fresh military aid from EU
25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
Sami Sheen is nearly unrecognizable at Coachella as she swaps her racy OnlyFans look for a covered
Rap artist GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia
John Mellencamp hits BACK after shock viral video showed him launch expletive
Nebraska lawmakers end session, leaving taxes for later
Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years — Radio Free Asia