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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. ” Imagine what would happen to free speech in the United States if people could be sued for their “suggestive words and encouragement” for third parties who later violate the law. In Brandenburg v.