Capitol Police officers sue Trump, extremists alleging conspiracy, terrorism on Jan. 6
Source: USA Today
Seven officers from the United States Capitol Police are suing former President Donald Trump, his longtime adviser Roger Stone and members of far-right extremist groups, alleging they conspired to use violence to attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6.
The lawsuit, expected to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Thursday morning, alleges that Trump and the other defendants conspired with one other through the use of force, threats and intimidation that culminated in the attack on the Capitol.
Officer Jason DeRoche, an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police and a Navy veteran, said the civil lawsuit isn't about winning a financial settlement. Rather, he said, the lawsuit aims to set the record straight about what happened on Jan. 6 and make sure history doesn't repeat itself.
"We don't want something like this happening ever again," DeRoche said. He added that he wants Trump and the other defendants to be held accountable for what they did, so that "if they were to do this ever again, there would be consequences."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/26/capitol-police-sue-donald-trump-roger-stone-far-right-extremists/5593486001/
Beetwasher.
(2,970 posts)Justice is coming.
Marthe48
(16,941 posts)The officers need to win!
Harker
(14,013 posts)from roadside billboards.
bucolic_frolic
(43,137 posts)and keep up the pressure. Because TFG loss in 2020 was like a jiu-jitsu move, yield, let the opposition relax, then when their guard is down renew the offensive with more force than ever.
JudyM
(29,233 posts)Secondly, Chemerinsky said it may be hard to prove that the actions of the far-right groups were driven by racism, as the complaint suggests. While there's little doubt that the groups in question have racist ideologies, he said, it's harder to prove racism was behind their attempts to interfere with the election.
"Was this intentionally about race? Or was it that these were racist people acting to keep the person they wanted in office remain in power?" Chemerinsky asked.
Ultimately, however, Chemerinsky said the central premise of the lawsuit is strong: that the defendants conspired to stop Congress and the Capitol Police from doing their job via threats and intimidation.
This is going to get interesting if the case is allowed to proceed on the merits.
Midnight Writer
(21,751 posts)Isn't that usually evidence of a hate crime, which is a civil rights violation?
multigraincracker
(32,674 posts)Contingency Fee Lawyers and it will not cost them anything. On the other hand the fees for the Defense could run into some real money.
Good thinking.
KS Toronado
(17,208 posts)to do most of their leg work.
Ford_Prefect
(7,892 posts)hermetic
(8,308 posts)Finally. I hope more people start doing similar for 1/6, and for COVID deaths. Being sued seems to be the only punishment Repugs understand.
Champp
(2,114 posts)against America. Bring down the hammer of justice.
twodogsbarking
(9,736 posts)There can never be enough.
OneCrazyDiamond
(2,031 posts)FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-fbi-finds-scant-evidence-us-capitol-attack-was-coordinated-sources-2021-08-20/