Washington – Two U. S. Capitol police officers are suing former President Donald Trump for his similar conduct to january 6’s fatal attack on the U. S. Capitol, Mr. Trump. Trump’s repeated claims: Trump’s election fraud has caused physical and emotional injuries to the crowd of his supporters.
Officers James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran of the Capitol Police, and Sidney Hemthrough, an 11-year veteran of the force, filed his complaint in U. S. District Court. But it’s not the first time On Tuesday, arguing that Trump “flaunted, encouraged, incited, directed, helped and instigated “the insurgents who broke into the Capitol. Classingame said the troublemakers had continually labeled it racist insults during the attack and that both officials had been injured as a result of the former president’s rhetoric,” they said.
Officers, any of whom live in Maryland, seek compensatory damages of at least $75,000 and punitive damages of an uns specified amount.
“With his words in the months after the 2020 presidential election and speaking in a position of authority over his supporters, [Trump] sowed the seeds that caused the violence that erupted in James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby probably on January 6, 2021,” the complaint says.
U. S. Capitol Police said the two officials are “USCP agents acting from the department. “
According to the complaint, Blassingame on an “outer patrol” in front of the construction of the Capitol on the morning of January 6, while Hemby was assigned to the Civil Disruption Unit. None said they had gotten any facts about what to expect from the crowd of Lord Trump supporters.
As the Capitol’s outdoor crowd rose this afternoon after the former president’s speech to the White House, Hemthrough and other officials covered a line of motorcycle shelves on the east front of the Capitol. construction when he learned that his footsteps on the Western Front had been “overcome by the insurgents. “He watched four of his colleagues nailed to the gates through Trump’s growing crowd of supporters, according to the complaint.
Hemby and his fellow officials were chased on the steps of the east front of the Capitol and pressed against the gates there as the troublemakers crossed the barriers, according to the complaint. entering the building.
“He hit him with his fists and everything in his hands,” the complaint says. “He threw objects at him and sprayed him with chemicals that irritated his eyes, skin and throat. “
Hemby, then parked on the most sensible steps of the Rotunda outside the gates of the east front of the Capitol, cut near his eye and gained abrasions on his face and hands.
According to the complaint, Blassingame, who confronted the troublemakers carrying the crypt, called a racial slur “repeatedly and throughout” the attack and eventually “lost count many times” the insult he threw at him. and weapons, and some of the insurgents had weapons such as masts, chandeliers and construction posters, as well as bottles filled with unknown liquids, as demanded.
Blassingame finally found himself in the Meeting Room of the House Media and Referees Committee to evacuate members and remained there for several hours, before leaving around 7:30 p. m.
“He is obsessed with the reminiscence of attack and sensory effects: images, sounds, smells and even the flavors of the attack remain close to the surface,” says Blassingame’s complaint. “He feels guilty for not being able to do so”. to help his colleagues who have been attacked simultaneously; and where other colleagues haven’t. The weight on Agent Blassingame was heavy and ubiquitous. “
Meanwhile, Hemby reported injuries to his left hand and left knee, which have become inflamed; it was also sprayed with chemical sprays that burned his skin; for neck and back pain, Hemby gets physical therapy, but now has trouble sleeping.
“Officer Hemby is behaving calmly, yet he has struggled to deal with the emotional consequences of relentless attacks,” demand says.
Blassingame and Hemby allege trump led an attack and attack and attack and helped and attacked and attacked with his driving on January 6.
The trial of the two Capitol policemen is the first to oppose Trump through law enforcement that defended the Capitol in opposition to the crowd of its supporters; Democratic lawmakers also sued the former president for the events of January 6.
The attack led the House, in a bipartisan vote, to accuse Trump of inciting the insurrection, but he acquitted him through the Senate.
While Trump’s supporters fixed his attack to prevent Congress from reassert President Biden’s election victory, which resulted in the death of a U. S. Capitol police officer. But it’s not the first time And four others failed, attack.