The former president is being sued along with two Capitol rioters over the death of officer Brian Sicknick.
Sandra Garza, the girlfriend of the fallen officer, who represents the estate of Sicknick, accused the former president as well asIn a suit filed in a Washington D.C. court on Thursday, Garza said that the officer's death was a result of the of the defendants'"intentional words and actions," includingSicknick died one day after protecting the Capital during the riot on January 6, 2021.
"As a direct and foreseeable consequence of Defendant Trump's false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to Defendant Trump's express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol," the lawsuit states. "Many participants in the attack have since revealed that they were acting on what they believed to be Defendant Trump's direct orders in service of their country.
"The horrific events of January 6, 2021, including Officer Sicknick's tragic, wrongful death, were a direct and foreseeable consequence of the Defendants' unlawful actions. As such, the Defendants are responsible for the injury and destruction that followed."Read more
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