„Today, we’re holding these insurrectionists accountable,“ Racine said.
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Tuesday a civil lawsuit against the right-wing groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the January 6 Capitol riot. The lawsuit marks the first civil lawsuit filed by a government entity against those who participated in the deadly January 6 riot, he wrote on Twitter. „They caused extensive damage to the District, our democracy and particularly the brave men and women of our Metropolitan Police Department,“ he wrote on Twitter. He added: „Today, we’re holding these insurrectionists accountable for conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the deadly attack on the Capitol.
