Members of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the “indiscriminate” use of force by police officers repelling the attack caused them physical and emotional injuries.
The lawsuit, filed in Florida, takes aim at the conduct of Capitol Police and Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, whose outnumbered officers fended off the mob for hours while members of Congress fled.Among the lead plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit: A.J. Fischer, a member of the Proud Boys who was charged with assault before his case was erased by President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon. He sued along with Patrick and Marie Sullivan, who described being present in the crowd that day, pelted with pepper balls and afflicted by chemical spray. The Sullivans were not criminally charged for their conduct on Jan. 6. Fischer and the Sullivans are looking to represent a class of plaintiffs that includes dozens of others present that day on the Capitol’s West Front, the scene of the most violent confrontations between rioters and police.
Among those the lawsuit identifies as eligible to join the class, if a federal judge signs off, are others convicted of felony assaults: Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy who ignited the breach of the Capitol itself when he smashed a window with a stolen riot shield and Christopher Worell, a Proud Boy who unleashed pepper spray at a line of police officers. Also on the list, pro-Trump livestreamer Anthime Gionet, who is better known by his moniker “Baked Alaska,” who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count.
Every piggie up to the trough! Donnie is here with the slop bucket! SAY ‘NO’ TO WAR! RESIST!
There's a reason Cannon presides there. Although she may be in deep trouble. Many hours of courtroom hearings obtained by defense attorneys show a very clear bias and incompetence on Cannon's part. They have some kind of class action appeal underway. Like felon, like bimbo. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony
It has to be filed in the jurisdiction where it happened.
on March 31, 2026, 4:32 pm
