Donald Trump said Capitol Police officers who sued him over injuries they sustained during the Jan. 6 riot are “grasping at straws” to link him to the attack, arguing they should blame Washington’s mayor and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi instead.
“A lawyer for the officers stood by their claims. “We are confident that our amended complaint alleged in detail former president Trump’s participation in the unlawful conspiracy and other unlawful acts,” David Brody said in a statement. “The former president, by his own words and deeds, sought to illegally overturn the outcome of the election in a manner unprecedented in American history.””
