Members of the Proud Boys and dozens of people who were convicted or accused of a range of crimes in connection with the January 6 riot are now suing the federal government, alleging law enforcement officers used excessive force while fighting back against rioters who stormed the Capitol.
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of at least 46 people or as many as “hundreds or potentially thousands” of people who joined the mob accuses police of “indiscriminately” firing tear gas and other chemical agents and swatting them with “Billy clubs.”
