Trump Accused in Lawsuit of Causing Jan. 6 Cop Brian Sicknick’s Wrongful Death
Posted on AllSides January 6th, 2023
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The estate of Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died a day after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, sued Donald Trump on Thursday, alleging the former president and his “false and incendiary” rhetoric had a hand in the officer’s death.
In their 47-page suit, attorneys for Sicknick’s estate traced the officer’s death back to Trump, who urged a mob of his supporters to “fight like hell” and “show strength” in a speech hours before the assault on the Capitol.
Also named in the wrongful death complaint, which was...
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