{"id":536032,"date":"2023-01-06T08:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T05:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brian-sicknicks-family-suing-donald-trump-for-wrongful-death\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T08:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T05:50:25","slug":"brian-sicknicks-family-suing-donald-trump-for-wrongful-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brian-sicknicks-family-suing-donald-trump-for-wrongful-death\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brian Sicknick&#8217;s family suing Donald Trump for wrongful death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dccd6dd7dd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dccd6dd7dd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brian-sicknicks-family-suing-donald-trump-for-wrongful-death\/#%E2%80%9CBrian_Sicknicks_family_suing_Donald_Trump_for_wrongful_death%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brian Sicknick&#8217;s family suing Donald Trump for wrongful death&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrian_Sicknicks_family_suing_Donald_Trump_for_wrongful_death%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brian Sicknick&#8217;s family suing Donald Trump for wrongful death&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The family of a Capitol police officer who died a day after defending the building during the Jan. 6 riot has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Donald Trump and two rioters. <\/p>\n<p>The estate of Brian Sicknick, represented by his long-time partner Sandra Garza, is seeking $10 million in damages from all three defendants in the suit filed in US District Court. <\/p>\n<p>The two rioters named in the suit, Julian Khater and George Tanios, were criminally charged with assaulting Sicknick and other officers with chemical spray. <\/p>\n<p>Sicknick, who was 42, suffered multiple strokes and died in the hospital on Jan. 7. A medical examiner ruled his death to have been a result of natural causes, but later said the violent events a day earlier \u201cplayed a role in his condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer President Donald Trump called Khater and Tanios to Washington DC to attack the Capitol and they answered. This directly caused Officer Sicknick\u2019s death,\u201d estate attorney  Matt Kaiser said in a statement. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-937.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.\" class=\"wp-image-25260405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-937.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-937.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-937.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sicknick\u2019s partner Sandra Garza during a Jan. 6 committee hearing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Khater has pleaded guilty to assaulting police with a dangerous weapon and Tanios \u2014 who bought the spray \u2014 pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building and disorderly or disruptive conduct in the building. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also alleges that the violence against the officers and Sicknick\u2019s death \u201cwere reasonable and foreseeable consequences of Defendant Trump\u2019s words and conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to wrongful death, the family has accused Trump of violating Sicknick\u2019s civil rights, assault and negligence. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-929.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.\" class=\"wp-image-25260402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>USCP Officer Brian D. Sicknick.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">US Capitol Police\/AFP via Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for the former president said Trump \u201cclearly and unequivocally stated that Americans should \u2018peacefully and patriotically make their voices hear&#8217;\u201d and claimed his calls for peace were censored by \u201cBig Tech companies\u201d in a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump-sued-girlfriend-fallen-capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick\">Fox News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is immune from frivolous attacks and will continue to be fully focused on his mission to Make America Great Again,\u201d the spokesperson added. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed a day before the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-935.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A memorial set up for Sicknick at the Capitol in May, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-25260404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-935.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-935.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/trump-sued-capital-riot-935.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A memorial was set up for Sicknick at the Capitol in May 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Democrat-led House committee investigating the events of that day asked federal prosecutors last month to charge Trump with obstruction and insurrection. <\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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