A federal judge in DC dismissed three counts in a lawsuit brought against Donald Trump and two other men by the domestic partner of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the aftermath of the Republican-led January 6th domestic terrorist attack on Congress, CBS News reports. The judge, however, allowed three other counts against Trump and two other men to continue.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the wrongful death suit against Trump and the two men who attacked Sicknick, saying that she was not a spouse and did not meet the legal definition of being a domestic partner under federal law. Other counts relating to violating Sicknick’s civil rights and a count relating to D.C.’s Survival Act were allowed to continue because Garza is the legal representative of Sicknick’s estate.