
The Department of Justice has asked a federal court to let a group of police officers and members of Congress proceed with a lawsuit seeking damages against former president Donald Trump for his role in inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
In December, a three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeal heard arguments over whether the lawsuit, which was filed against the twice-impeached ex-president by a pair of police officers and 11 Democratic members of Congress, should be allowed to proceed or be dismissed because of the immunity Mr Trump enjoyed while leading the executive branch during his term in office.