Episode 13 | Revenge of January 6

About this episode

The episode discusses the civil lawsuit against President Trump related to the January 6 events and explores various legal aspects surrounding it.

Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, take a deep dive into the ongoing January 6 lawfare, and particularly the civil lawsuit against President Trump brought by capitol police officers and lawmakers in D.C. Did you even know that such a lawsuit was going on? Our hosts break down the 2024 immunity decision, talk about the Independent Counsel statute from the Watergate era, and break down the causes of action against Trump in the civil case. Did Trump "direct" others to assa...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ilan Wurman, Kathryn Johnson

Topics covered

• January 6
• lawfare
• civil lawsuit
• President Trump
• immunity decision
• Independent Counsel statute

Keywords

• January 6
• lawfare
• civil lawsuit
• Trump
• immunity decision
• Independent Counsel
• Watergate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Trump, capitol police, D.C.

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