Seven U.S. Capitol Officers have brought suit against pretty much anyone and everyone that they imagine are associated with Donald Trump, including Donald Trump. The suit alleges that Donald Trump was working with white supremacists to overthrow the government and stop the election certification. This is the heart and soul of the suit and, while that information is in most of the articles you will see covering this suit, it’s not, on the main, the lead-in these outelts are using right now.
“worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power.”
A few weeks after the election, the lawsuit says, a key organizer of the Stop the Steal movement that promoted false claims of election fraud, Ali Alexander, appeared at rally outside the State Capitol in Georgia with the leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio. “We’re going to stop the steal,” the suit quotes Mr. Alexander as saying. “But first we’re going to stop the certification.”
U.S. Capitol Police Officers who were working during the storming of Capitol Hill on January 6 sued former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on Thursday. The officers allege the defendants intentionally sent a mob of violent demonstrators to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden as then-president-elect.
From americanmilitarynews.com
The Associated Press reported that the suit claims Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power.”
Here are some of the main headlines covering this lawsuit:
7 Capitol cops sue Trump, allies over Jan. 6 Capitol storming
From americanmilitarynews.com
2021-08-26 19:00:00
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U.S. Capitol Police Officers who were working during the storming of Capitol Hill on January 6 sued former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on Thursday. The officers allege the defendants intentionally sent a mob of violent demonstrators to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden as then-president-elect.
The Associated Press reported that the suit claims Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power.”
The suit was filed in federal court in Washington on behalf of seven officers by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and names Trump, the Trump campaign, Roger Stone and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
The lawsuit includes detailed descriptions of the events on January 6, as well as the injuries the officers sustained while working at the Capitol….
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Capitol Cops Sue Trump, Roger Stone, Proud Boys in Sweeping Jan. 6 Civil Suit
From www.thedailybeast.com
2021-08-26 17:49:01
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A group of Capitol Police officers have sued former President Donald Trump and some of his associates in a sweeping civil suit that alleges he worked together with far-right activists and extremists to promote the election lies that underpinned the Jan. 6 insurrection. Associates like Roger Stone Jr. and groups like the Proud Boys are among the defendants. “This is probably the most comprehensive account of Jan. 6 in terms of civil cases,” said Edward Casper, the lawyer leading the suit, which alleges that Trump and the other defendants violated the Ku Klux Klan Act by interfering with Congress’ constitutional duties.
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Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump and Allies Over Election Lies and Jan. 6
From www.nytimes.com
2021-08-26 15:00:09
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A few weeks after the election, the lawsuit says, a key organizer of the Stop the Steal movement that promoted false claims of election fraud, Ali Alexander, appeared at rally outside the State Capitol in Georgia with the leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio. “We’re going to stop the steal,” the suit quotes Mr. Alexander as saying. “But first we’re going to stop the certification.”
Mr. Alexander’s lawyer, Baron Coleman, has repeatedly said his client is not under investigation in connection with the riot. Mr. Tarrio was not in Washington on Jan. 6 but was sentenced this week to five months in prison for possessing illegal weapons and burning a Black Lives Matter flag stolen from a historic Black church in Washington after a separate pro-Trump rally in December that also descended into violence.
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Capitol Police Officer Said He Shot Ashli Babbitt as ‘Last Resort’
From www.wsj.com
2021-08-27 00:24:00
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WASHINGTON—The police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said he opened fire as a “last resort” as a crowd of rioters smashed through a door of the Speaker’s Lobby and approached the lawmakers he said he was trying to protect.
“I tried to wait as long as I could,” Lt. Michael Byrd told “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, revealing his face and identity on national television despite what he said has been a flood of death threats since the shooting.
“I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers,” NBC quoted Lt. Byrd as telling Mr. Holt.
Those and other comments from Lt. Byrd weren’t included in the brief televised segment of the interview that aired Thursday night but were posted on the network’s website.
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