The suit claims the ex-president conspired with far-right groups to foment violence over election results.
Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoSeven veteran Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6 attack are suing former President Donald Trump, pro-Trump militias and other associates, claiming they conspired to violently overturn the results of the 2020 election.filed Thursday morning in U.S.
Also named as defendants in the suit, which seeks an unspecified amount of damages: the Trump campaign, longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone, a group called Stop the Steal that helped organize the rally Trump addressed on Jan. 6, more than a dozen individuals facing criminal charges related to the riot and several organizations whose members were allegedly involved, such as the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys.
The lawsuit is the second by Capitol Police officers against Trump. The first, filed earlier then year by two officers, accuses Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot. In March, Rep. Eric Swalwell sued Trump, Giuliani, Rep. Mo Brooks and Donald Trump Jr. over their alleged roles in encouraging the violence.
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