US Capitol Police officers sue Donald Trump over January 6 Capitol attack
- Seven US Capitol Police officers filed a lawsuit against former US president Donald Trump and members of right-wing extremist groups on Thursday
- Among those named in the lawsuit are Trump, the Trump Campaign, Trump associate Roger Stone and members of right-wing extremist groups
Seven US Capitol Police officers filed a lawsuit against former US president Donald Trump and members of right-wing extremist groups on Thursday, accusing them of being directly responsible for the January 6 attack on Congress.
The latest suit was filed in US District Court in Washington by The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights on behalf of seven Capitol Police officers who battled Trump loyalists at the Capitol.
Among those named in the lawsuit are Trump, the Trump Campaign, Trump associate Roger Stone and members of right-wing extremist groups the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters.
The suit alleges they engaged in an “unlawful effort to use force, intimidation, and threats to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 Presidential election”.
“Because of Defendants’ unlawful actions, Plaintiffs were violently assaulted, spat on, tear-gassed, bear-sprayed, subjected to racial slurs and epithets, and put in fear for their lives,” the complaint said. Five of the police officers filing suit are black.
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