Almost a year later, the Capitol Insurrection Saga continues with a new lawsuit filed by the D.C. attorney general against the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and their leaders for conspiring to “terrorize” the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
The complaint filed in federal court Tuesday, according to CNN, accuses 31 members of the two far-right groups, along with their leaders Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes, of orchestrating “a coordinated act of domestic terrorism.” Proud Boys leader Tarrio is currently serving a five month sentence for the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from the historic Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C.
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The suit seeks to hold the rioters liable for millions of dollars spent on dispatching Metropolitan Police officers to the Capitol, treating the more than 140 officers who were injured in the attack, and their medical leave.
“In the complaint, we specifically allege that these vigilantes, insurrectionists and masters of a lawless mob conspired against the District of Columbia, its law enforcement officers and residents by planning, promoting and participating in the violent attack on the United States Capitol,” AG Karl Racine said, according to NPR.
Source: D.C. Attorney General Sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Over Jan. 6 Riot
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