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Civil Litigation
Inspector General Reports
Other Reports
District of Columbia v. Proud Boys International et al. (1:21-cv-03267)
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine brought the civil suit for damages and injunctive relief brought on behalf of the District of Columbia against Proud Boys International, Oath Keepers, and 31 individual members of those organizations stemming from their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The suit is brought under 42 USC §1985 and 1986 (the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) as well as civil assault, battery and conspiracy causes of actions. The allegations draw heavily from the criminal charges that have been leveled against the 31 individual defendants.
- Complaint (Dec. 14, 2021)
Conrad Smith et al. v. Trump et al. (1:21-cv-2265-APM)
The suit is on behalf of eight injured Capitol Police officers against Donald J. Trump, the Trump Campaign, Stop the Steal, Roger Stone, the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, individual members or affiliates of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, and others stemming from their alleged incitement of, or involvement in, the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The suit is brought under 42 U.S.C. §§1985-1986 (the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) as well under local civil assault, battery, and other causes of action. The suit is being litigated by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
- Amended Complaint (Dec. 3, 2021)
James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby v. Donald J. Trump (1:21-cv-858-APM
Two Capitol Police officers filed a suit against former President Trump for injuries allegedly sustained during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The suit is brought under 42 U.S.C. §§1985-86 (the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) and local civil causes of action, including conspiracy, assault and battery. The case is being litigated by United to Protect Democracy.
- Amended Complaint (April 12, 2021)
Bennie G. Thompson et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al. (1:21-cv-400-APM)
The suit was brought by 11 members of Congress who alleged injuries sustained in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Defendants include Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, the Warboys and Enrique Tarrio. The suit is being brought under 42 U.S.C. §1985 (the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871).
- Proposed Amended Complaint (April 7, 2021)
Eric Swalwell v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (1:21-cv-586-APM)
Rep. Swalwell is suing former President Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Rep. Mo Brooks and Rudolph Giuliani for injuries Swalwell says he sustained in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. His suit is brought under 42 U.S.C. §1985-86 (the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) as well as under local civil causes of actions.
- Complaint (March 5, 2021)
Trump v. Thompson (1:21-CV-2769)
Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; the House Jan. 6 Select Committee; David Ferriero, archivist of the United States; and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to block the release of his White House records to the select committee.
- Supreme Court order (Jan. 19, 2022)
- Trump Supreme Court application for a stay (Dec. 23, 2021)
- D.C. Circuit opinion (Dec. 9, 2021)
- The D.C. Circuit ruled in Trump v. Thompson, rejecting Donald Trump's effort to block the National Archives from handing over material from the Trump White House to the Jan. 6 committee. The court allowed an administrative injunction against the Archives to remain in place for 14 days, giving Trump an opportunity to petition the Supreme Court to hear the case.
- Trump D.C. Circuit reply brief (Nov. 24, 2021)
- NARA D.C. Circuit brief (Nov. 22, 2021)
- Select committee D.C. Circuit brief (Nov. 22, 2021)
- Trump U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit brief (Nov. 12, 2021)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opinion rejecting Trump’s motion (Nov. 9, 2021)
- Trump reply brief (Nov. 2, 2021)
- NARA defendants response memo (Oct. 29, 2021)
- Select committee response memo (Oct. 29, 2021)
- Trump complaint (Oct. 18, 2021)
Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. (2020-CV-34319)
Eric Coomer, a former high-level official at Dominion Voting Systems, alleges that the Trump Campaign, Sidney Powell, Rudolph Giuliani and others defamed him by falsing alleging that he participated in an "Antifa conference call" in which he was overheard promising to ensure that Biden won the 2020 presidential election. The false claim made Coomer, he alleges, "the face" of false conspiracy theories alleging that Dominion's technology had been somehow used to rig the election, causing "immense injury to his reputation, professional standing, safety, and privacy."
- Deposition of Rudolph Giuliani (Aug 14, 2021) in Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. et al.
- In the deposition, Giuliani argues: "It's not my job, in a fast-moving case, to go out and investigate every piece of evidence that was given to me. Otherwise, you're never going to write a story. You'll never come to a conclusion."
- Deposition of Sidney Powell (July 20, 2021) in Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. et al.
- Deposition of Sean Ray Dollman, CFO for Trump Campaign, in Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President Inc., et al.
- First Amended Complaint in Eric Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., et al.
Inspectors general in multiple federal agencies have launched investigations in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection. Below are reports from some of these investigations
Defense Department
- Department of Defense Inspector General Report (Nov. 18, 2021)
U.S. Capitol Police
- United States Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021 Takeover of the U.S. Capitol Flash Report: Hazardous Incident Response Division and Canine Unit Executive Summary
- United States Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021 Takeover of the U.S. Capitol Flash Report: Command and Coordination Bureau Executive Summary
- U.S. Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021, Takeover of the U.S. Capitol: Flash Report, Containment Emergency Response Team and First Responders Unit Executive Summary
- U.S. Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021, Takeover of the U.S. Capitol: Flash Report, Civil Disturbance Unit and Intelligence Executive Summary (April 2021)
- U.S. Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021, Takeover of the U.S. Capitol: Flash Report, Civil Disturbance Unit and Intelligence (March 2021)
- U.S. Capitol Police Office of the Inspector General Review of the Events Surrounding the January 6, 2021, Takeover of the U.S. Capitol: Flash Report, Operational Planning and Intelligence (Febuary 2021)
- Report of U.S. Army Operations on January 6, 2021 (March 18, 2021)
- This report, written by the Department of the Army, details the Army's claims about its conduct and that of the D.C. National Guard on Jan. 6. Some of the material has been alleged by current and former Guard officials to be false.