The images of the attack on the Capitol are still fresh: the actors are the ultra-right militias "Proud Boys" and "Oath Keeper". The US District of Washington DC has now filed a lawsuit against these groups.
The Attorney General of Washington, Carl A. Racine, accuses the "Proud Boys" and the violent "Oath Keepers" of a conspiracy and accuses them of planning, promoting and participating in the attack on the Capitol.
"The result of that planning to attack the Capitol on January 6 was neither a protest nor a rally," the complaint states. "It was a coordinated act of domestic terrorism. The defendants are being asked to pay an unspecified amount in damages, including compensation for police officers injured in the violence.
The Ku Klux Klan Act
Radical supporters of former US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as the victory of Democrat Joseph Biden in the November 3 presidential election was to be certified there. Five people died in the attack, including a policeman.
The suit by the city of Washington is based on an 1871 law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act. The law was passed to suppress racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which opposed black equality after the US Civil War. One section of that law prohibits conspiracies designed to prevent office holders from performing their official duties.
Based on the Ku Klux Klan Act, Democrat Rep. Benny Thompson sued the "Proud Boys", "Oath Keepers", Donald Trump and his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani back in February.
Board of Inquiry
The House Inquiries Committee is also looking into the background of the attack on the Capitol. MPs are investigating, among other things, what role Trump and his entourage played in the attack.
On Monday, the committee recommended that Mark Meadows, then the White House chief of staff, be indicted in contempt of Congress. But Medous refused to respond to the invitation of the Board. Then on Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to indict the 62-year-old - with 222 votes in favor and 208 against. Now it must be decided by the Federal Prosecutor responsible for the capital Washington, in consultation with the Ministry of Justice.
Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was indicted in contempt of Congress in November. The influential right-wing populist also refused to appear before the Congressional Inquiry Committee.
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