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Trump’s Jan 6th insurrectionists now claim they were victims of excessive force

They stormed the Capitol, attacked the police, and tried to overturn an election... now they’re asking a court to treat them like the victims of the day they turned into a national disgrace.

Jason Weisberger
Mar 30, 2026
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A group of Jan. 6 rioters is suing the federal government, claiming police used excessive force while they were, according to the lawsuit, exercising their First Amendment rights, despite overwhelming video evidence showing the mob violently breaching the Capitol and injuring more than 100 officers.

The complaint…

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