Eric Swalwell newly charged Donald Trump for the U.S capital riot including his allies
Eric Swalwell, the House manager in Donald Trump’s last impeachment filed a case against Trump, suing all his allies, including the former president, his son, lawyer, and a Republican congressman whose actions he charges led to January’s insurrection.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington. It alleges a conspiracy to violate civil rights, along with negligence, inciting a riot, and inflicting emotional distress.
According to Swalwell, all the accused made “false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the Defendant’s express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol.”
Five people died in the violence at the Capitol on Jan 6, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Trump’s spokesman Jason Miller called Swalwell a “low-life” with “no credibility.”
Miller said, “Now, after failing miserably with two impeachment hoaxes,” Swalwell is attacking “our greatest President with yet another witch hunt.”
“It’s a disgrace that a compromised Member of Congress like Swalwell still sits on the House Intelligence Committee,” he added.
“Those with knowledge claimed that during this moment of national horror, Trump was ‘delighted’ and was ‘confused about why other people on his team weren’t as excited as he was.’ Others described Trump as ‘borderline enthusiastic’ about the unfolding violence,” according to the suit.
The lawsuit alleges that Brooks “conspired with the other Defendants to undermine the election results by alleging, without evidence, that the election had been rigged and by pressuring elected officials, courts, and ultimately Congress to reject the results.”
“Fearing for their lives, the Plaintiff and others masked their identities as members of Congress, texted loved ones in case the worst happened, and took shelter throughout the Capitol complex,” the lawsuit reads.
