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The FBI said on Thursday that it had arrested a former U.S. State Department aide on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including unlawful entry, violent and disorderly conduct, obstructing Congress and law enforcement, and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon.
The former midlevel aide, Federico Klein, who federal investigators said in court documents was seen in videos of the riot resisting officers and assaulting them with a stolen riot shield, is the first member of the Trump administration to face criminal charges in connection with the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
The lawsuit filed against Trump, his son Donald Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Republican Rep. Mo Brooks alleges a conspiracy to violate civil rights, along with negligence, inciting a riot and inflicting emotional distress
A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit on Friday against former president Donald Trump, his son Donald Jr, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and a Republican lawmaker for allegedly inciting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Trump supporters who launched the January attack have indicated they want to 'blow up' the Capitol building and kill lawmakers, says Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman