WASHINGTON - District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said D.C. will file a civil lawsuit against the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and other groups and individuals responsible for the insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol."I’m suing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, the first civil lawsuit by a government entity against the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
They caused extensive damage to the District, our democracy and particularly the brave men and women of our Metropolitan Police Department," Racine said in a tweet."Today, we’re holding these insurrectionists accountable for conspiring to terrorize the District by planning, promoting, and participating in the deadly attack on the Capitol," he continued. "I’m seeking damages in this case.