Bridget Todd

So the suit was initially filed by the former D.C. attorney general, Carl A. Racine. It initially marks the first effort by a government agency to hold the individuals and organizations civilly liable for violence at the Capitol on January 6th. But a federal judge in D.C. granted the district's request to dismiss that case.

So the suit was initially filed by the former D.C. attorney general, Carl A. Racine. It initially marks the first effort by a government agency to hold the individuals and organizations civilly liable for violence at the Capitol on January 6th. But a federal judge in D.C. granted the district's request to dismiss that case.

The suit was fashioned after a modern version of the 1871 law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act that was enacted after the Civil War to safeguard government officials carrying out their duties to protect civil rights. This was actually a similar challenge that prevailed against groups involved in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, which, Molly, I know you might know a thing or two about.

The suit was fashioned after a modern version of the 1871 law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act that was enacted after the Civil War to safeguard government officials carrying out their duties to protect civil rights. This was actually a similar challenge that prevailed against groups involved in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, which, Molly, I know you might know a thing or two about.

The suit was fashioned after a modern version of the 1871 law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act that was enacted after the Civil War to safeguard government officials carrying out their duties to protect civil rights. This was actually a similar challenge that prevailed against groups involved in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, which, Molly, I know you might know a thing or two about.

But like you have to carry it out. And basically the city decided that it wasn't worth it given all of the threats to D.C. 's autonomy by the Trump administration. So it's extortion. I mean, yeah, like that's exactly what it feels like. I mean, this is extortion.

But like you have to carry it out. And basically the city decided that it wasn't worth it given all of the threats to D.C. 's autonomy by the Trump administration. So it's extortion. I mean, yeah, like that's exactly what it feels like. I mean, this is extortion.

But like you have to carry it out. And basically the city decided that it wasn't worth it given all of the threats to D.C. 's autonomy by the Trump administration. So it's extortion. I mean, yeah, like that's exactly what it feels like. I mean, this is extortion.

It's like, I mean, I'm glad that you use the word extortion because it really does feel like if you've seen one of my favorite movies, Goodfellas, it feels like what Henry Hill, the mobster, calls real greaseball shit, right? Like, ooh, great city you have here. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Like extortion. Right.

It's like, I mean, I'm glad that you use the word extortion because it really does feel like if you've seen one of my favorite movies, Goodfellas, it feels like what Henry Hill, the mobster, calls real greaseball shit, right? Like, ooh, great city you have here. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Like extortion. Right.

It's like, I mean, I'm glad that you use the word extortion because it really does feel like if you've seen one of my favorite movies, Goodfellas, it feels like what Henry Hill, the mobster, calls real greaseball shit, right? Like, ooh, great city you have here. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Like extortion. Right.

I guess you could argue that they are like not raising the ire further of the Trump administration and that like that might lead to D.C. having more autonomy and like D.C., you know, like Trump officials not meddling in D.C. 's affairs.

I guess you could argue that they are like not raising the ire further of the Trump administration and that like that might lead to D.C. having more autonomy and like D.C., you know, like Trump officials not meddling in D.C. 's affairs.

I guess you could argue that they are like not raising the ire further of the Trump administration and that like that might lead to D.C. having more autonomy and like D.C., you know, like Trump officials not meddling in D.C. 's affairs.

No. And I got to be honest, girl, this one fucking stung. Like, it sucks hearing people like the Proud Boys leader Enrique Terrio basically brag about having this case dropped. The Oath Keepers founder, Stuart Rhodes, his attorney said, we are very pleased to see the District of Columbia has come to the same conclusion that the American public and President Trump have.

No. And I got to be honest, girl, this one fucking stung. Like, it sucks hearing people like the Proud Boys leader Enrique Terrio basically brag about having this case dropped. The Oath Keepers founder, Stuart Rhodes, his attorney said, we are very pleased to see the District of Columbia has come to the same conclusion that the American public and President Trump have.

No. And I got to be honest, girl, this one fucking stung. Like, it sucks hearing people like the Proud Boys leader Enrique Terrio basically brag about having this case dropped. The Oath Keepers founder, Stuart Rhodes, his attorney said, we are very pleased to see the District of Columbia has come to the same conclusion that the American public and President Trump have.

The narrative that January 6th was some sort of armed insurrection to overthrow the government was false from the very beginning. Enrique Terrio posted after the district requested to dismiss this lawsuit saying, another exoneration. If God is with us, who can be against us? Like, it just chaps my ass to hear this shit. Like, God didn't do this, baby. God didn't do this. You also have D.C.

The narrative that January 6th was some sort of armed insurrection to overthrow the government was false from the very beginning. Enrique Terrio posted after the district requested to dismiss this lawsuit saying, another exoneration. If God is with us, who can be against us? Like, it just chaps my ass to hear this shit. Like, God didn't do this, baby. God didn't do this. You also have D.C.

The narrative that January 6th was some sort of armed insurrection to overthrow the government was false from the very beginning. Enrique Terrio posted after the district requested to dismiss this lawsuit saying, another exoneration. If God is with us, who can be against us? Like, it just chaps my ass to hear this shit. Like, God didn't do this, baby. God didn't do this. You also have D.C.