Trump Sued by Jan. 6 Cop Who Feared Death by His Own Gun
(Bloomberg) -- A Capitol Police officer who helped evacuate members of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection sued Donald Trump over injuries sustained in the riot, at least the fourth complaint by cops accusing the former president of inciting the deadly attack.
The suit filed Tuesday in Washington by Marcus Moore, a 10-year veteran of the Capitol Police, comes almost one year after Trump supporters who were egged on by false claims about a stolen election tried to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory.
Moore’s complaint includes extensive details from House testimony about the attack, as well as his first-hand account of the violence that overwhelmed the Capitol as rioters took control. The officer, who is seeking financial compensation for physical and emotional injuries, described being assaulted by rioters and using an office chair to wheel a lawmaker to safety during the attack after the politician began experiencing chest pains.
“The insurrectionists were spurred on by Trump’s conduct over many months in getting his followers to believe his false allegation that he was about to be forced out of the White House because of massive election fraud,” Moore said in the complaint.
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Police officer lawsuits pile up against Trump over Jan. 6
Three more police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — including two who aided the evacuation of lawmakers — have sued Donald Trump, seeking damages for their physical and emotional injuries.
A Capitol Police officer who defended lawmakers in the House chamber during the violent Capitol assault filed the first of two new lawsuits against Trump on Tuesday, asking a court to hold the former president responsible for the mob of his supporters who conducted the attack. The other lawsuit was filed by two officers with the Metropolitan Police Department who were called in to help the Capitol Police during the insurrection.
In a 49-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C, Capitol Officer Marcus Moore, a 10-year veteran of the force, described the intense terror of the day as he moved from his post at the Madison Building to the East Side of the Capitol and eventually into the House chamber, helping evacuate lawmakers to safety.
He’s seeking a judgment against Trump and compensatory damages, saying explosions inside and outside the building left him with tinnitus. He also indicated he witnessed one rioter inside the Capitol armed with a gun.
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