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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Federal judge dismisses Trump’s claim of ‘presidential immunity’ in 2020 election civil suit

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A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s claim that he has “presidential immunity” from a lawsuit over his actions around the 2020 election – in the latest blow to the former president as the fallout over a meeting with Kanye West and a white supremacist continues.

Civil rights groups including the NAACP and the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization are suing Mr Trump and the Republican National Committee for civil rights violations in relation to the 2020 presidential election.

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