The Democratic Congress has accused Trump of directly inciting violence.
Friday and Washington Washington, D.C. In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Democratic Rip. Eric Svelwell has sued former President Donald Trump and some of his allies, including his son Donald Trump Jr., personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and G.O.P. Rep. Moe is Brooks. , About the Capitol attack on January 6 and their alleged roles in the surrounding events.
In the 65-page lawsuit, Swalwell, who was the House impeachment manager during Trump’s second Senate trial, alleged that he directly targeted the U.S. The mob responded with “clear action” aimed at violence, to which the mob responded.
“Trump directly incited violence in the Capitol and then watched with approval as the building was overhauled,” the lawsuit claims.
He says, “Trump was instructing them to go to the Capitol, the rebels were already pushing their way through barricades, trying to break into the building, while blasting Trump’s speech on the bullhorn.”
It also claims that the defendants also violated federal laws, including DC’s anti-terrorism laws.
“After two impeachments failed miserably by the people, [Swalwell is] Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump, told ABC News in response to the lawsuit that “it is reprehensible that a compromise member of Congress like Swalwell still sits on the House Intelligence Committee.” “
In a statement to ABC News in January, Trump campaign officials denied that any active members of his team were involved in organizing pre-riot rallies.
No one named in the lawsuit responded to the allegations.
Svelwell alleges in the filing that the events at Capital were “a direct and incomprehensible consequence of the defendants’ illegal actions,” and in a statement written on his Twitter account, Svelwell said they are all responsible for the subsequent injury and destruction.
“As a direct and inexplicable consequence of the false and provocative allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the defendants’ expressions of violence at the rally, the mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and blocked the congressional election college count.” Assembled, inflamed and provoked the mob, and is fully responsible for the ensuing injury and destruction, ‘he claims.
This is his second such attempt to apprehend the former president and those close to him. Responsible for their actions in and around January.
Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Benny Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, claimed last month that Trump, Giulini’s The Gaur Boys and Oth Keepers conspired to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prohibits any planned action. To prevent Congress from carrying out its duties, when they stormed the Capitol in January.
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