Thompson v. Trump
On February 16, 2021, The New York Times reported that the NAACP had filed a lawsuit against former President Donald J. Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.[1] The lawsuit is centered around the 1871 KKK Act, designed to protect members of Congress from violent conspiracies that interfere with their official Congressional duties. The lawsuit claims that former President Trump and others conspired to incite the violent Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.[2]
In an interview with The Guardian, NAACP President Derrick Johnson (activist) stated "...The former administration and Giuliani sought to disqualify our votes,” Johnson said, accusing Trump of “operating under a white supremacist doctrine that was a derived from days of the Confederacy”.[3]
The KKK Act of 1871
On the lawsuit, Axios reported that "The 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act allowed President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War." [4]
References
- ^ Karni, Annie. "N.A.A.C.P. Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan. 6 Riot". The New York Times.
- ^ King, Maya. "NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots". POLITICO. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Evelyn, Kenya. "We're suing to hold Trump accountable for 'treasonous acts', NAACP chief says". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Contreras, Russell. "NAACP sues Trump for inciting Capitol riot". Axios. Retrieved 1 March 2021.