Trump Immunity Ruling: Federal Judge Says He's NOT Protected
April 6, 2026
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as posted by the channelA federal judge just ruled Trump is NOT immune from Swalwell's January 6th civil lawsuit. His speech wasn't an official act as president — it was electioneering. And that changes everything.
On April 1st, a federal judge allowed Representative Eric Swalwell's civil lawsuit against Donald Trump to proceed — ruling that Trump's January 6th speech was an unofficial act, not a presidential one. Under the court's reasoning, Trump was campaigning, not governing. And you don't get presidential immunity for campaigning.
Swalwell's lawsuit — filed in March 2021 alongside other members of Congress and Capitol Police officers — seeks civil damages for the trauma caused by the January 6th insurrection. With this ruling, it moves forward. That means depositions. That means discovery. That means people around Trump telling the truth under oath about what they knew and when they knew it.
This isn't abstract legal theory. This is accountability in real time — and the judge's logic is a direct rebuke of the immunity arguments Trump has used to shield himself everywhere else.
✂️ In this clip ⬇️
👉🏽 Why the federal judge rejected Trump's immunity argument
👉🏽 What "unofficial act" vs "official duty" actually means legally
👉🏽 How this opens Trump to civil damages and sworn testimony
👉🏽 What Swalwell's lawsuit seeks — and what discovery could reveal
👉🏽 Why this ruling matters beyond just one lawsuit
🔑 Key figures: Eric Swalwell · Donald Trump · January 6th · Capitol Police · Federal Court
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