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What You Need to Know
- U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta held a five-hour hearing about Jan. 6 lawsuits filed against Trump and others.
- Trump’s attorney argued that he had presidential immunity from the lawsuits.
- Mehta also raised questions about the strength of the conspiracy claims raised against all the defendants named in the lawsuits.
A federal judge in Washington on Monday wrestled with whether ex-President Donald Trump is immune from civil lawsuits filed over last year’s Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol…
