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orangecrush

(19,236 posts)
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 06:27 PM Feb 2021

Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy


Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot



(CNN)Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The suit cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan.

The lawsuit, filed by Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in his personal capacity, is the first civil action filed against the former President related to the attack at the US Capitol and comes days after the Senate acquitted Trump in his impeachment trial.

If it proceeds, it would mean the former President and others would be subject to discovery and depositions, potentially exposing details and evidence that weren't released during the Senate impeachment trial.



https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/16/politics/capitol-lawsuit-trump-giuliani-proud-boys-oath-keepers/index.html
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Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy (Original Post) orangecrush Feb 2021 OP
Oh damn, now I gotta go back to the store for more popcorn! abqtommy Feb 2021 #1
The Complaint is well written. TomSlick Feb 2021 #2

TomSlick

(11,033 posts)
2. The Complaint is well written.
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 09:31 PM
Feb 2021

Better link to Complaint: [link:https://naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Thompson-v.-Trump-Complaint-FILED.pdf|

This is not my area of law but from a facial reading of 42 USC 1985, it seems like a good fit to me. If the Complaint survives a motion to dismiss, discovery should be a bitch for Trump and Giuliani.

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