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The estate of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died a day after the January 6th riot, is suing former President Donald Trump for wrongful death. 

The Details: The lawsuit claims that Trump incited his supporters to engage in violence that day. The two men who pleaded guilty to attacking and pepper spraying Sicknick were also named in the lawsuit, and are set to be sentenced on January 27.

Key Quotes: “As a direct and foreseeable consequence of Defendant Trump’s false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to Defendant Trump’s express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol,” the lawsuit said. 

For Context: On April 19, 2021, medical examiner Dr. Francisco Diaz reported that Sicknick died of natural causes after having two strokes. He also said that Sicknick did not suffer any allergic reaction to the pepper spray, and there was no evidence of internal or external injuries, despite initial reports that he was bludgeoned with a fire extinguisher.

How the Media Covered it: The lawsuit was covered by sources across the political spectrum, with many noting that President Joe Biden will honor Sicknick posthumously on Friday with the Presidential Citizens Medal, along with 11 other medal recipients. Right-rated sources tended to focus more on the unfounded reports that the Jan. 6 rioters murdered Sicknick.

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The fiancee of a Capitol Police officer is suing Donald Trump, accusing the former president of his wrongful death and other damages.

Sandra Garza, representing the estate of Officer Brian Sicknick, is reportedly seeking $10 million from the 2024 Republican presidential-primary hopeful, saying he was at fault in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots.

The lawsuit charges that Sicknick’s death was the result of Mr. Trump’s rhetoric and claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

The estate of a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died a day after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots sued former President Donald Trump for wrongful death on Thursday, claiming that he incited his supporters to commit violence that day.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington against Trump on behalf of the estate of Officer Brian Sicknick, who died at age 42 from a series of strokes on Jan. 7.

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.