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Proud Boys, Oath Keepers face lawsuit from D.C. Attorney General over Jan. 6
Just The News ^ | Dec 14 | By Madeleine Hubbard

Posted on 12/14/2021 6:35:00 PM PST by RandFan

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups, as well as the organizations' leaders and specific members for "conspiring to terrorize the District" on Jan. 6, 2021.

The 84-page complaint alleges that the groups "entered into a conspiracy… to storm the Capitol building" and injure Vice President Mike Pence. The suit alleges the groups and their leaders committed the civil conspiracies by interfering with civil rights, failing to prevent the event, intentionally inflicting "emotional distress" and committing battery and assault.

A vocal advocate for police reform, Racine said: "We are filing this lawsuit to hold accountable the groups and individuals who conspired to attack our freedom, brutalize our law enforcement officers, and terrorize our community."

The Democrat attorney general is seeking a jury trial and unspecified "substantial financial damages" from the defendants. "By seeking justice through this civil lawsuit, we will hit the organizers, planners, and participants in their wallets and purses in order to deter and dismantle their ability to strike again," Racine said in a press release on Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; capitol; dissent; jan6th; pelosiscoup; politicalprisoners; rayepps; search

1 posted on 12/14/2021 6:35:00 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Doesn’t the District of Columbia belong to Congress?


2 posted on 12/14/2021 6:37:23 PM PST by dljordan (Slouching towards Woketopia)
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To: RandFan

Obvious SLAPP lawsuit but they’re emboldened by the fact that they weren’t completely thrown out over the Charlottesville Civil suit which did the same thing.


3 posted on 12/14/2021 6:40:07 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: RandFan

Do you think this will only help their numbers?


4 posted on 12/14/2021 6:40:57 PM PST by centermass_socrates (Look into a conservative and see hope and virtue, look in a liberal and you only see meat.)
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To: RandFan

Do you think this will only help their numbers?


5 posted on 12/14/2021 6:40:58 PM PST by centermass_socrates (Look into a conservative and see hope and virtue, look in a liberal and you only see meat.)
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To: RandFan

This just totally burns me. The thugs attacked Republicans for years, and not too long before this, and nary a word.


6 posted on 12/14/2021 6:45:48 PM PST by oldplayer
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To: RandFan

were civil suits filed against blm and antifa for the riots, damage, church burning, etc? Hell no - they got a damn plaza named in their honor. this case should never see the light of day.


7 posted on 12/14/2021 6:49:33 PM PST by Chickenhawk Warmonger (I would give my right arm for a mean tweet right now)
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To: RandFan
Meanwhile, the Lefties who ACTUALLY terrorized the District during the summer of 2020 still walk free.

This country is done.

8 posted on 12/14/2021 6:53:50 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: RandFan

On a related note. PB have shifted focus. Gone local where the grass roots are:

https://dnyuz.com/2021/12/14/proud-boys-regroup-locally-to-add-to-ranks-before-2022-midterms/


9 posted on 12/14/2021 7:01:14 PM PST by Uncle Lonny
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To: RandFan

On a related note. PB have shifted focus. Gone local where the grass roots are:

https://dnyuz.com/2021/12/14/proud-boys-regroup-locally-to-add-to-ranks-before-2022-midterms/


10 posted on 12/14/2021 7:01:50 PM PST by Uncle Lonny
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To: RandFan

Huge abuse of power.

Can’t find an actual crime so the government tries to snuff them out.


11 posted on 12/14/2021 7:16:53 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: RandFan

No mention of lawsuit against antifa though….


12 posted on 12/14/2021 7:18:41 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: RandFan

And for some reason District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine failed to name Oath Keepers leader Ray Epps in the lawsuit.

#RayEppsDidntKillHimself


13 posted on 12/14/2021 7:19:40 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: kiryandil
Meanwhile, the Lefties who ACTUALLY terrorized the District during the summer of 2020 still walk free. This country is done.

Maybe I'm being naive, but I don't think it's done. It's actually a gift that the left is so outrageous. They are no longer stealth, and their facade of reasonableness is gone. To be honest, the biggest hurdle we have is not the leftist Democrats. It's the RINO Republicans who have allowed the left to flourish.

14 posted on 12/14/2021 7:39:52 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: RandFan

Bad idea. The top of these organizations were infiltrated by the NKVD, excuse me, FBI. Discovery can be a bi%&h.


15 posted on 12/14/2021 7:47:28 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: Chickenhawk Warmonger

Is This a civil rights suit?


16 posted on 12/14/2021 7:52:43 PM PST by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them. )
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To: packagingguy

Optics...

Were they infiltrated like the tea party?


17 posted on 12/14/2021 7:54:25 PM PST by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them. )
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To: CJ Wolf

Yes, specifically the Oath Keepers:

https://nypost.com/2021/02/09/accused-oath-keepers-capitol-rioter-worked-for-fbi-lawyer/


18 posted on 12/14/2021 7:59:45 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: RandFan

No community organizing on the right will ever be allowed.they are sxared because we are the majority. They work for us.


19 posted on 12/15/2021 1:32:30 AM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: Chickenhawk Warmonger

Oh, suits were filed all right but they have friends in high places.
Per US District Judge Brian Jackson
“Although many entities have utilized the phrase “black lives matter” in their titles or business designations, “Black Lives Matter” itself is not an entity of any sort. Therefore, all claims against “Black Lives Matter” must be dismissed because social movements lack the capacity to be sued.“


20 posted on 12/15/2021 6:16:28 AM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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