 Trump allowed to be sued in Capitol Riot case in US. Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, could be held civilly liable for the actions of the participants in the January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot, according to The Washington Post. A panel of three judges ruled that Trump is not shielded by presidential immunity from legal liability for those riots. The unanimous decision by a federal appeals court in Washington can still be appealed. The article notes that this decision sheds light on how the court might consider Trump's argument for presidential immunity against criminal prosecution for his attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election. When a first term president opts to seek a second term, his campaign to win re-election is not an official presidential act, said chief judge Sri Srinivasan. Two Capitol police officers and about a dozen Democratic lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Trump in 2021, alleging that the former president potentially incited the unrest on January by telling his supporters that the election was stolen and urging them to march to the Capitol and fight like hell. The appeals court made it clear that that decision was just preliminary. Therefore, Trump can still present evidence to persuade the judge that presidential immunity extends to any specific action or statement. However, it's noted that Trump isn't immune in advance from the need to defend himself in the lawsuit as he previously claimed. Trump faces over 90 criminal charges across multiple cases, including paying $130,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels undermining the 2020 elections and unlawfully handling classified information after leaving office, among others.