Kentucky trio sues Trump for spurring ‘riot’
US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump faces court action in the southern state of Kentucky for ‘inciting’ violence during a rally last month.
Three people in Louisville, Kentucky, have filed a lawsuit against the Republican hopeful, saying they were assaulted by Trump supporters at his rally in the city in March.
Molly Shah, Kashiya Nwanguma and Henry Brousseau filed the lawsuit in Jefferson Circuit Court in Louisville, claiming that Trump's repeated calls of "get them out" at a rally at the Kentucky International Convention Center on March 1 was intended to direct his supporters to "use unwanted, harmful physical force to remove protesters, including the plaintiffs."
The lawsuit also names as defendants the Trump campaign and three individuals who the plaintiffs claim assaulted them at the rally, according to Reuters.
The three plaintiffs, all Louisville residents, claim they suffered physical injuries, emotional distress and humiliation, and are seeking unspecified damages.
The lawsuit claims that Trump "incited a riot as defined under the Kentucky penal code."
The business mogul, who has never held elected office, is leading the GOP race despite the fact that his campaign has been marked by controversial statements, including disparaging remarks about women, Mexican immigrants and Muslims.
Over the past weeks, Trump’s rallies have descended into violence between supporters and protesters, and have become heavily secured events teeming with dozens and in some cases hundreds of police.
Earlier in March, thousands of demonstrators clashed with Trump supporters in Chicago, Illinois, resulting in Trump canceling the event.
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