They also bring claims under the Ku Klux Klan Act, a Reconstruction-era law that has been cited in other January 6 lawsuits against Trump and his allies. According to his lawsuit, Moore went temporarily deaf after hearing flashbangs detonated by the rioters as he was entering the Capitol during the attack. The Metropolitan Police officers who brought the other suit — Bobby Tabron and DeDivine K. Carter — also say they suffer injuries from that day. “Officials warned Trump that his incendiary rhetoric about the election could cause injury or death, but he persisted,” the lawsuit from the DC police officers said. The complaints include quotes from those defendants or their attorneys blaming Trump for their actions curing the assault on the Capitol.

Source: CNN January 04, 2022 23:10 UTC