# Dem Rep suing Trump and others over Jan 6th

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277 "2021-03-05T16:58:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277/1 "2021-03-05T16:58:40Z")

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Sounds like a good idea to me

> **[Rep. Swalwell Sues Trump Over Civil Rights Violations In Capitol Riot](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rep-swalwell-sues-trump-over-civil-rights-violations-in-capitol-riot_n_60422fe5c5b613cec15d15bb)**
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> The new suit adds to Trump’s significant post-presidency legal woes.

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277/2 "2021-03-06T04:21:48Z")

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If this, and the other lawsuits, keeps Trump from running in 2024, so be it, but Trump is better than most at keeping himself out of serious trouble. He will continue to play the victim, claim the election was stolen by the Deep State, and millions of people will continue to support him. I don’t think lawsuits like this even phase him.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277/3 "2021-03-06T04:32:56Z")

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That’s assuming he can still get lawyers to act for him. Between the reputation for stiffing lawyers and the increasing craziness of turning everything into a “stolen election”, who is going to say, “Yeah, I’ll take that file”?

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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dem-rep-suing-trump-and-others-over-jan-6th/937277/4 "2021-03-06T13:39:05Z")

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Like with the impeachment there will always be some ambulance chaser wanting to raise their profile.