A panel of judges has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Capitol Police officers against President Donald Trump can proceed.
The three judges behind the ruling were appointed by current and former Democrat Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton.
The news comes as Trump recently caught several much-needed legal breaks in some pending cases.
However, he’ll now soon face another civil case.
According to CBS News, Trump will now face a lawsuit brought against him by a group of U.S. Capitol Police officers regarding his alleged actions on Jan. 6, 2021, leading up to and during the protest in Washington D.C.
On Friday, a group of judges in a federal appeals court ruled that the lawsuit could move forward.
The three-judge panel comprised of Obama-appointed Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, Biden-appointed Judge Bradley Garcia, and Clinton-appointed Judge Judith Rogers.
The judges shot down Trump’s immunity defense, similar to a decision brought against him by two Capitol Police officers and a group of House Democrats.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit based its decision on a D.C. Circuit’s decision earlier in December that ruled Trump wasn’t immune from the case.
“‘Whether [President Trump’s] actions involved speech on matters of public concern bears no inherent connection to the essential distinction between official and unofficial acts,’” the judges wrote in their decision Friday.
The judges decided the case was “indistinguishable” from the other similar case brought against him.
Trump’s fight for immunity was shot down as the court decided his actions that day were not part of his presidential duties, despite whether or not he was partially responsible for the riot.
“When a first-term president opts to seek a second term, his campaign to win re-election is not an official presidential act,” Chief Judge Srinivasan wrote.
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