While parts of this are still being litigated, I'm pretty sure (though with the conservative crusaders on the SCOTUS, you can never be fully sure) that they'll find the President does not have absolute immunity for anything he does in office, that supposedly are part of his "official duties".
But it's pretty clear that he can be sued.
OK, everyone ... on your marks ... get set ... SUE!
Trump not immune from criminal, civil liability over Jan. 6, judges rule
"The appellate court in the civil case relied on U.S. Supreme Court precedent set 40 years ago that presidents cannot be sued over actions within even “the outer perimeter” of their duties as the chief executive. The novel question raised by the police officers and Democratic lawmakers who sued Trump was whether telling supporters the election was stolen and urging them to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” fell within that boundary. While he could still try to convince a lower court judge his conduct was presidential, they said “Trump … has made no argument as to why his actions alleged here should be treated more like the State of the Union than [a] campaign ad.” "
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