Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has filed a lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) accusing them of inciting the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
In a statement, Swalwell said he filed the civil claim against them for “inciting an attack against the Capitol that terrorized lawmakers and prevented us from doing our jobs of certifying the votes of the American people.”
His statement said that the events of January 6 came as a “direct and foreseeable consequence of the Defendants’ false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft.”
Today, I filed a civil claim against Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudolph Giuliani, and Rep. Mo Brooks for inciting an attack against the Capitol that terrorized lawmakers and prevented us from certifying the votes of the American people.
My statement: pic.twitter.com/wmSMcEzeL6
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) March 5, 2021
“The Defendants assembled, inflamed and incited the mob, and as such are wholly responsible for the injury and destruction that followed.”
The move comes after Trump was impeached following the events of January 6. It made him the first president to be impeached twice.
However, he was acquitted at his Senate trial. Swalwell was one of the House impeachment managers who argued against Trump.
Newsweek has attempted to reach representatives of the defendants for comment.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
House Impeachment Manager Rep. Eric Swalwell (R) (D-CA) departs after the second day of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial before the Senate on Capitol Hill February 10, 2021, in Washington, D.C. He has filed a civil case against the former president. Joshua Roberts/AFP via Getty Images
