Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in Capitol riot A Democratic congressman has sued Donald Trump, alleging Trump incited the deadly insurrection at the Capitol Trump legal troubles may not be over despite Senate acquittalDespite his acquittal by the Senate, former President Trump’s legal problems may not be over. Explainer: Trump's acts as president are 'fair game' for criminal chargesDonald Trump's legal troubles are far from over, despite his acquittal in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial that ended on Saturday. Impeachment is over. But other efforts to reckon with Trump’s post-election chaos have just begun.Lawsuits and investigations aimed at holding the former president and his allies accountable for their attempts to subvert the election results could go on for years. Donald Trump sued under 19th century 'Ku Klux Klan Act' for inciting deadly Capitol riotsA senior Democratic congressman has sued the former president, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the extremist Proud Boys group and Oath Keepers over the riot. Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in Capitol riotThe lawsuit from Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress. Trump, Giuliani accused in lawsuit of conspiring to incite Capitol riotA Democratic congressman, in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, accused former President Donald Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and two right-wing groups of conspiring to incite last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in Capitol riot - The Boston GlobeThe lawsuit from Mississippi Representative Bennie Thompson is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 Capitol assault and is believed to be the first filed by a member of Congress.