7 Capitol officials indicted Trump, his allies in the Jan. 6 riot

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WASHINGTON, DC A group of U.S. Capitol police officers who were attacked and beaten on Jan. 6 are filing a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and others, accusing them of stirring up chaos to prevent Congress from verifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The New York Times and USA Today reported that seven Capitol officials have accused Trump, comrades like Roger Stone, and members of right-wing extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for their roles in the attack. .

The civil case obtained by those publications alleges Trump and the other defendants in the case conspired with each other and others to prevent Electoral College certification through the use of force, intimidation, and intimidation.

Trump and other defendants have spread false claims of election fraud, encouraged the use of force, intimidation, and intimidation, and incited violence against members of Congress and law enforcement whose job is to protect them, officials in the lawsuit accused.

Officials claim the actions of Trump and the other defendants violated the federal Ku Klux Klan Act, the DC Bias-Related Crime Act, and other laws in their actions that led to the unrest and during it.

Similar lawsuits have been filed in recent months, but The Times reported that this suit was the first to allege that Trump worked with right-wing extremists and political organizers to promote the baseless claims of voter fraud in the election.

Veteran Capitol police officer Jason DeRoche is among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. He told USA Today that the point of the complaint was not about winning a financial agreement, but rather to set the record correctly about what happened on January 6 and make sure it never happens again.

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