Rep. Bennie Thompson files civil lawsuit against Trump for Jan. 6 riot: ‘We must hold him accountable’

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against former President Trump, accusing him of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot and conspiring with attorney Rudy Giuliani and extremist groups to stop Congress from certifying President Biden’s Electoral College win. Thompson, the chairman of the House Homeland…