Trump sued by partner of Capitol police officer who died after January 6 attack
Lawsuit filed by Sandra Garza alleges ex-president’s ‘campaign of lies’ played a ‘significant role’ in the death of Brian Sicknick
The partner of Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the January 6 attack on Congress, has sued Donald Trump alleging that the former president’s “campaign of lies and incendiary rhetoric” about the 2020 presidential election motivated the mob and played a “significant role in the medical condition” that killed the officer.
The lawsuit, filed in Washington DC federal court, names Trump and two other January 6 rioters who attacked Sicknick, and demands millions in damages. It was brought by Sicknick’s longtime partner, Sandra Garza, one day before the insurrection’s second anniversary.