The legacy of a Capitol Police officer who died responding to the January 6 riot is Sue former president donald trump and two other rioters.

What happened: The civil suit was filed by the estate Brian Krankennick on Thursday in federal court in Washington, DC. The lawsuit was filed two days before the two-year anniversary of the riots, reported CNN.

The lawsuit states that Sicknick and “hundreds of others” were in “mortal danger” when “defendant Trump watched the events on live television from the safety of the White House.”

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

Sicknick suffered a stroke and died of natural causes the day after the Capitol riot, according to DC’s chief medical officer Francisco Diazreported CNN, citing the Washington Post.
Diaz said that “everything that happened” on Jan. 6 “played a role” in Sicknick’s condition, according to the report.

Why it matters: The Sicknick estate also alleged conspiracy, negligence, and assault, noting that Trump ordered his supporters on Jan. 6 to “fight like hell” and “show strength” in his pre-riot speech, CNN noted.

Above all, Julian Chater and George Taniosthe two rioters named in the Sicknick lawsuit have reportedly pleaded guilty to crimes related to the Capitol break-in on Jan. 6 and are due to be sentenced later in January.

The charge of wrongful death against the former president is the most serious charge to date. The late official’s attorneys are seeking more than $10 million in damages from the court, CNN noted.

Trump is already facing other civil actions is linked to the uprising and argues that he enjoys immunity because he was president at the time, the report says.

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