Trump Devotee to Pay $40K Under KKK Act in Biden-Harris Campaign Attack

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Samuel Hall said, "We invoked the Klan Act of 1871 to reaffirm that threats, intimidation, and force have absolutely no place in American politics."

September 24, 2024 at 04:30 PM

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Election and Political Law

By Adolfo Pesquera

What You Need to Know

A federal jury awarded $40,000 in compensatory and punitive damages against the organizer of the Trump Train.
The trial considered evidence of a Trump caravan that harassed and threatened occupants of a Biden-Harris 2020 campaign bus.
Causes of action were brought under state and federal election interference laws, included in the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.

A federal jury in Austin, Texas, held the leader of a "Trump Train" liable under the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act for the harassment and damages caused to a 2020 Biden-Harris campaign tour group.

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