D.C. suing the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys for damage caused on Jan. 6

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers sued by Washington, DC over deadly January 6 attack on US Capitol

The lawsuit invokes the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which allows people to sue for civil rights violations — a move some hope will expose the financial support structure of the far-right extremist network.

Washington, D.C. sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Capitol insurrection

The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol b…

District of Columbia sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court, also names dozens of the groups' senior members.

Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over US Capitol attack

The city of Washington, D.C., sued the right-wing groups the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers on Tuesday, seeking to collect on the financial costs of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol and its aftermath.

Proud Boys, Oath Keepers face lawsuit from D.C. Attorney General over events of Jan. 6

The lawsuit seeks to hit defendants "in their wallets and purses in order to deter and dismantle their ability to strike again," the D.C. attorney general said.

Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court, also names dozens of the groups’ senior ...The post Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6  first appeared on Maryland Daily Reco…