Estate of Capitol officer who died of after the Jan. 6 riot files wrongful death suit against Trump

The estate of the Capitol police officer who died of natural causes after being attacked in the riots on January 6 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Donald Trump.

Brian Sicknick, 42, suffered two strokes and died a day after the riots at the Capitol, and although a medical examiner said they were not caused by the injuries he suffered on January 6, 2020, his estate remains Go ahead with a lawsuit against Trump. .

The 47-page lawsuit, filed just a day before the two-year anniversary of the riots, claims that Trump “intentionally irritated the crowd and led and encouraged a crowd to attack the US Capitol and attack those who opposed it.” to the”.

The lawsuit also names Capitol Hill rioters Julian Khater and George Tanios, who were accused of attacking Sicknick with pepper spray, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Sicknick’s estate is seeking at least $10 million for alleged wrongful death and conspiracy to violate the defendants’ civil rights, as well as aiding and abetting the officer’s assault.

The lawsuit comes after Sicknick’s family snubbed Republican leadership when Congress honored officers who protected the Capitol at a ceremony last month.

Sicknick was one of five people who died after the riots when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol after being whipped into a frenzy during a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally.

During the riot, Sicknick is said to have been sprayed with a chemical irritant, pepper spray.

The lawsuit claims that Trump played a role in Sicknick’s death after telling his supporters to “fight like crazy” when they marched to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

“As a direct and foreseeable consequence of Defendant Trump’s false and inflammatory accusations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to Defendant Trump’s express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the United States Capitol.” says the lawsuit.

“The horrific events of January 6, 2021, including the tragic and wrongful death of Officer Sicknick, were a direct and foreseeable consequence of the defendants’ unlawful actions,” the lawsuit added.

In a statement after filing the lawsuit, attorney Matt Kaiser said, “Nothing can bring Officer Sicknick back to his fiancée or his family, but this lawsuit is an important part of the process of holding those who caused his death accountable.”

Former President Donald Trump called Khater and Tanios to Washington DC to attack the Capitol and they responded. This directly caused the death of Officer Sicknick.

Despite the estate’s claims, a medical examiner determined that Sicknick had suffered two devastating strokes to his brainstem, causing a clot in an artery.

His manner of death was branded as ‘natural’, which is used when a disease alone causes death. The examiner’s office clarified that the manner of death is not considered natural if it is hastened by injury.

Khater and Tanios, who will be sentenced on January 27 for their role in the riot and attack on officers, were not linked to Sicknick’s death during the trial.

Trump’s representatives did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment. Lawyers for Khater and Tanios could not immediately be reached.

The lawsuit is the latest legal issue for Trump regarding the deadly riot at the Capitol, as he faces three other civil lawsuits alleging that she is responsible for the attack.

Trump had asked a Washington judge to dismiss the cases, but the offer was rejected.

The former president’s team later appealed the ruling, arguing that it should be immune from civil lawsuits.

A US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit began reviewing the argument in December and invited the Justice Department to speak on the matter.

Trump also faced scrutiny for the House committee’s final report on January 6, which urged Congress to consider barring Donald Trump from holding public office again, accusing him of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 elections.

The panel released its 845-page report late Thursday, detailing 200 ways Trump and his allies tried to pressure officials to overturn the state results.

The former president quickly dismissed the findings – the result of interviews with more than 1,000 witnesses – as a ‘witch hunt’

Members of the Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department gathered in the rotunda of the US Capitol to honor law enforcement officers who fended off a crowd of Donald Trump supporters who wanted the bans struck down. 2020 elections.

Standing to accept the award on behalf of the police were Capitol Hill Police Chief Thomas Manger and DC Police Chief Robert Contee III, as well as family members of fallen officer Brian Sicknick. Sicknick suffered multiple strokes and died a day after defending the United States Capitol complex.

When it was time to present the medal, Sicknick’s parents and brother gave Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer a warm greeting, and his mother even planted a kiss on the New York Democrat’s cheek.

Senate Republican leader McConnell, standing next to Schumer, appeared to extend his hand, but was ignored by all members of the Sicknick family.

Sicknick’s mother, Gladys, called McConnell “two-faced” in comments to CNN after the event for failing to condemn her party’s efforts to change the narrative on Jan. 6.

“I’m tired of them standing there and saying how wonderful the Capitol police are,” she said. ‘And then they turn around and… go down to Mar-a-Lago and kiss [Trump’s] call and come back and stay here and sit with… it just, it just hurts.

Sicknick’s brother told NBC and a group of reporters that McConnell and McCarthy represent the GOP’s failure to condemn the riots, holding them accountable for Republicans continuing to downplay the insurrection.

He takes everything my brother has made. It takes away from the heroism that my brother has shown,” he said.