Court certifies January 6 Pence-tweet immunity question for appellate review
Judge Amit P. Mehta declined to reconsider his earlier official-act immunity treatment of Donald J. Trump’s January 6, 2021 2:24 p.m. tweet concerning Mike Pence, while certifying the narrow immunity issue for interlocutory D.C. Circuit review. The procedural ruling did not resolve the consolidated civil claims on their merits.
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ruling · Jul 22, 2026
Lee v. Trump — Pence-Tweet Immunity Reconsideration and Interlocutory Review
On July 22, 2026, Judge Amit P. Mehta declined to reconsider his earlier civil-immunity treatment of Donald J. Trump’s January 6, 2021 2:24 p.m. tweet concerning Vice President Mike Pence, but certified the controlling immunity question for immediate appellate review. The ruling is procedural and does not resolve the consolidated civil cases on the merits.
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