Now that a federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump can’t hide behind immunity to avoid civil liability for his Jan. 6 speech and the violence that followed that day, the president has a week to explain “why merits discovery should not proceed against him.”
In a brief order on Monday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta told the Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers suing Trump that discovery against the president remains on hold, including a deposition. Whether that continues depends on what Trump says next, the judge suggested.
“The condition to stay discovery against any defendant or third party in these matters is no longer extant, with the court having ruled on Defendant President Trump’s immunity motion,” Mehta’s minute order began. “Accordingly, the parties in these consolidated cases shall meet and confer and, by May 1, 2026, submit a proposed discovery plan.”
“President Trump shall show cause by April 29, 2026, why merits discovery should not proceed against him. His response shall be no more than ten pages,” the Barack Obama-appointed jurist added.
Prediction of how it will go:
- Ten days elapse and the response is some form of “because, nanner nanner”
- Judge issues order to clarify what that means, gives 10 days to reply
- Rinse, repeat until judge is removed for being a socialist or something
STOP BEING RIGHT!!!
I HATE it when smart people are right, RIGHT?
Too generous. It should be 72 hours, tops. And 24hrs to explain the vague nonsense they come up with.
Fuck it. His lawyers shouldn’t even be allowed to leave the courthouse until it’s resolved.
There’s nice cells they can sleep in if needed. There’s no rush.
Sorry, best we can do is kicking the can down the road until after he’s sworn in as supreme leader and eternal president of the united states of America
Countdown to when this also somehow magically ends up in front of Aileen Cannon for her to rubber stamp whatever outcome Trump wants…
