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    House Democrat Sues Trump, Giuliani And 2 Far-Right Groups Over Capitol Riot

    Rep. Bennie Thompson filed a civil lawsuit that accuses former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani as well as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite the violence at the Capitol.
    by Ryan Lucas Feb 16, 2021 3 minutes
    Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pictured during a hearing in July 2020, is suing former President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot after Trump was acquitted by the Senate over an incitement charge.

    Updated at 2 p.m. ET

    Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson is suing former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and two far-right groups — the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers — for allegedly conspiring to incite the deadly violence on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.

    The lawsuit, filed on Thompson's behalf by the NAACP and the civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, accuses Trump and the other defendants of by trying to interfere in Congress' certification of the Electoral College count. The legislation was part of a at the time intended to protect the enfranchisement of Black citizens from violence and intimidation.

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