Trump immunity in question after judge finds tweet ‘poured gasoline’ on Jan. 6 riot

A federal judge opened the door for an appeals court to decide whether President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 tweet — sent as rioters stormed the Capitol — was protected by presidential immunity.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Wednesday that he would not reverse his earlier decision shielding the tweet from a civil lawsuit filed under the Ku Klux Klan continue reading …