The Alabama Republican, who urged Trump supporters on January 6 to “start taking down names and kicking ass,” had argued he can't be sued over his role in the riot because he was acting in his official capacity as a lawmaker.
’s legal team. When he was finally served with papers last month, the Alabama Republican took a different tack: He can’t be sued, he
the former president of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s. But while invoking the Westfall Act may get the Department of Justice to defend Trump, the DOJ isn’t quite so receptive to the congressman’s claim.
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