Judge Reaffirms Immunity For Trump's 2:24 P.M. Jan. 6 Pence Tweet
Judge Amit Mehta denied plaintiffs' motion on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, reaffirming immunity for former President Donald Trump's 2:24 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021 tweet about Mike Pence.[1]
Mehta said the tweet is reasonably construed as an official act because Congress was under attack and the president was deciding how the Executive Branch would respond.[1] He wrote that even if the tweet worsened the violence, that would not make it any less an official act for immunity purposes.[1]
On Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:24 p.m., Trump tweeted about Pence's "courage" while Congress was under attack, and Mehta first found that message to be an official act.[1]
The ruling applies to eight consolidated Jan. 6 civil cases, including suits by U.S. Capitol Police officers, and can be appealed with Trump's broader immunity case now before the D.C. Circuit.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- On July 22, 2026, Judge Amit Mehta denied plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider his immunity finding on Trump’s 2:24 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021 tweet about Mike Pence.
- Mehta held the tweet is reasonably construed as an official act because Congress was under attack and the president was deciding how the Executive Branch would respond.
- The judge wrote that even if the tweet worsened the violence, that would not make it any less an official act for immunity purposes.
- The decision affects eight consolidated Jan. 6 civil cases, including suits by U.S. Capitol Police officers, and can be appealed with Trump’s broader immunity case now before the D.C. Circuit.
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