The Jan. 6 committee’s finding that Trump lured followers to storm the Capitol does not absolve them of legal responsibility for their actions, a federal judge ruled.
A judge said former President Donald Trump's words on Jan. 6, 2021, “could signal to protesters that entering the Capitol and stopping the certification would be unlawful.” | John Minchillo/AP PhotoThe Jan. 6 select committee’s finding that Donald Trump lured followers to storm the Capitol does not absolve them of legal responsibility for their actions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, the first opinion to cite the congressional panel’s criminal referrals of the former president.
His words “could signal to protesters that entering the Capitol and stopping the certification would be unlawful,” Bates found. A slew of Jan. 6 defendants have sought to argue that Trump somehow blessed their decision to breach the Capitol, saying they were misled into believing their actions were legal. Though Trump has no power to permit others to violate federal laws, many in the crowd might have viewed his instructions as legal permission, they’ve argued.
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