Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion in federal court to dismiss the $30 million wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the former girlfriend of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died of a stroke on Jan. 7, 2021.
Sandra Garza, Sicknick’s former girlfriend and the representative of his estate, filed suit in January against Trump and Jan. 6 defendants Julian Khater and George Tanios. She is seeking at least $10 million in compensatory damages, plus unspecified punitive damages from each defendant.
Garza’s suit claims Trump incited a riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, through his speech at the Ellipse. The alleged incitement gave supporters like Khater and Tanios the motivation to attack the Capitol and deploy chemical irritants against Officer Sicknick, the lawsuit contends….