WASHINGTON – Two Capitol Police officers who were continually assaulted by the fatal siege of the Capitol sued former President Donald Trump for inciting fatal disturbances left five officers dead and more than a hundred officers wounded.
James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby are damages of more than $75,000 each, accusing the former president of cornering and unleashing a crowd that eventually violated the Capitol after violent clashes with officers.
“Trump’s words and conduct before and on January 6, 2021 Array . . . demonstrated voluntary, free and reckless indifference to the protection of James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby and his fellow officials,” officials said.
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“His words and guided, helped, and encouraged his fans to dedicate Array. assaults, beatings and wounds and deliberately inflicting emotional distress. “
Blassingame and Hemthrough described the brutal blows they suffered at the hands of the troublemakers, who allegedly immobilized Hemthrough and at a door when Blassingame was invaded by assailants armed with masts and chemicals.
“The insurgents hit Officer Blassingame in the face, head, chest, arms and what each and every component of his body looked like,” according to court documents. , water bottles and other parts that you may not identify,” according to court documents.
“The threats and attacks against Officer Blassingame are endless. “
The attacks, officials said, were the result of Trump’s conduct over “several months to get his supporters to make his false accusation that he was about to be deported from the White House due to major voter fraud through his presidential opponent Joe Biden and that he summoned Congress on January 6 to count the effects of the Electoral College and claiming the winner was his last chance to avoid theft. “
“The rebel mafia, which Trump had lit, encouraged, incited, directed, helped, and encouraged, made its way through the plaintiffs and their fellow officials, chasing and attacking them inside and outside the U. S. Capitol,” officials said.
The officers’ lawsuit follows lawsuits filed through Democratic lawmakers who said Trump and his associates, adding non-public attorney Rudy Giuliani, are to blame for encouraging the assault.