Two US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump for physical and emotional damages from riot

mhm, Yeah, as a crutch and other heavy objects are thrown at police. Look at the man in the spot shadow wielding a large club. He starts mercilessly swinging at officer. A slow motion shot shows the same man, the FBI says. Now he's wearing a red hat, ferociously swinging the club at an officer's head. The FBI believes he's the man in the picture on the left side of the screen. This is one of several video clips of the January 6th assault on the Capitol, released today by the FBI, specifically showing rioters attacks on police officers. You'll see officers being punched, beaten with sticks, flagpoles in their own shields, as well as being sprayed with the variety of unknown substances, like what this rioter is doing From the top of a grandstand, he unleashes an unknown spray at several officers below, causing them to disperse. Another clip shows him spraying down at officers from a different location nearby. On that grandstand on the left side and then full screen, you get a good look at the young man's face. The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying 10 suspects. It's showing in these videos several of them with their face is clearly visible. The FBI and law enforcement, as a rule, has access to a variety of different facial recognition tools. What that allows law enforcement to do is find other photographs of that person. It might be a driver's license photo, which clearly identifies them with name, address, date of birth and everything else. Or it could be social media posts, right? Some clips show rioters at reverse angles like this man in the Czech jacket beating police with a club and this man spraying officers, then throwing his canister at them at a reverse angle. He's seen swinging a police shield at officers. This man is shown at two angles, pounding his fist into an officer's face shield. This clip shows the brutality of some attacks, a rioter violently pulling at the gas mask of D. C. Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges, who was also crushed in the doorway. There's a guy ripping my mask off, and he was. He was able to rip away my baton, beat me with it, and, you know, he was practically foaming at the mouth. So just these people were true believers in the worst way that day. Black police officers also had brutal racial slurs hurled at them. U S Capitol police officer Harry Dunn told CNN. He was called the N word several times and relayed what happened to a fellow black officer who was carrying a long gun. Group of terrorists came to him and said, You think you're a tough inward with that gun? Put that gun down and we'll show you what type of inward you really are.

Video above: FBI releases new videos on Capitol riotsTwo U.S. Capitol Police officers who say they were injured during the Jan. 6 insurrection are suing former President Donald Trump for inciting the crowd.The officers — the first police to sue in court following the riot — say they suffered physical and emotional damages because Trump allegedly "inflamed, encouraged, incited (and) directed" the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.Capitol Police Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, who have been with the force for a combined 28 years, said they were injured during the attack. Hemby "was crushed against the doors" of the Capitol, was "sprayed with chemicals" and bled from his face, the lawsuit says. Blassingame claims he was slammed against a stone column, injuring his head and back.Each of the officers are seeking at least $75,000 in damages. They accuse Trump of aiding and abetting their assaults and directing his supporters to assault them, according to their new complaint.Trump hasn't yet responded to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.. He has previously denied any responsibility for the violent attack and falsely claimed last week that the rioters posed "zero threat" and were "hugging and kissing the police" at the Capitol.Representatives for Trump didn't respond immediately Tuesday night to CNN's request for comment. The U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.The lawsuit from Blassingame and Hemby also describes the sheer terror that the officers felt inside the Capitol, while they were vastly outnumbered by the armed pro-Trump mob. The lawsuit says Blassingame now suffers from depression and that the "severe emotional toll ... continues to reveal itself."Blassingame "is haunted by the memory of being attacked, and of the sensory impacts — the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of the attack remain close to the surface," the lawsuit says. "He experiences guilt of being unable to help his colleagues who were simultaneously being attacked; and of surviving where other colleagues did not."The lawsuit also claimed that Blassingame was called a racial slur throughout the assault, saying, "He lost count of the many times the racial slur was hurled at him."This is the third major civil lawsuit that is trying to hold Trump liable for the insurrection, after two Democratic lawmakers filed lawsuits against Trump and others, attempting to hold the former president and other speakers accountable for his words and his supporters' actions. The lawsuits are all in their earliest stage, and Trump's lawyers have not yet responded in court.The Justice Department has said dozens of police officers were hurt during the hours of violence and are pursuing criminal cases against many of the rioters.

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Video above: FBI releases new videos on Capitol riots

Two U.S. Capitol Police officers who say they were injured during the Jan. 6 insurrection are suing former President Donald Trump for inciting the crowd.

The officers — the first police to sue in court following the riot — say they suffered physical and emotional damages because Trump allegedly "inflamed, encouraged, incited (and) directed" the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.

Capitol Police Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, who have been with the force for a combined 28 years, said they were injured during the attack. Hemby "was crushed against the doors" of the Capitol, was "sprayed with chemicals" and bled from his face, the lawsuit says. Blassingame claims he was slammed against a stone column, injuring his head and back.

Each of the officers are seeking at least $75,000 in damages. They accuse Trump of aiding and abetting their assaults and directing his supporters to assault them, according to their new complaint.

Trump hasn't yet responded to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.. He has previously denied any responsibility for the violent attack and falsely claimed last week that the rioters posed "zero threat" and were "hugging and kissing the police" at the Capitol.

Representatives for Trump didn't respond immediately Tuesday night to CNN's request for comment. The U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.

The lawsuit from Blassingame and Hemby also describes the sheer terror that the officers felt inside the Capitol, while they were vastly outnumbered by the armed pro-Trump mob. The lawsuit says Blassingame now suffers from depression and that the "severe emotional toll ... continues to reveal itself."

Blassingame "is haunted by the memory of being attacked, and of the sensory impacts — the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of the attack remain close to the surface," the lawsuit says. "He experiences guilt of being unable to help his colleagues who were simultaneously being attacked; and of surviving where other colleagues did not."

The lawsuit also claimed that Blassingame was called a racial slur throughout the assault, saying, "He lost count of the many times the racial slur was hurled at him."

This is the third major civil lawsuit that is trying to hold Trump liable for the insurrection, after two Democratic lawmakers filed lawsuits against Trump and others, attempting to hold the former president and other speakers accountable for his words and his supporters' actions. The lawsuits are all in their earliest stage, and Trump's lawyers have not yet responded in court.

The Justice Department has said dozens of police officers were hurt during the hours of violence and are pursuing criminal cases against many of the rioters.

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