Judge Dismisses Three Counts In Trump Civil Suit

President Donald Trump had three counts dismissed today by a Federal Judge in connection with the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.

Sicknick's girlfriend Sandra Garza filed the lawsuit seeking damages for wrongful death, conspiracy to violate civil rights,  and  negligence under D.C's anti-riot law. 

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta wrote that Garza could not claim damages associated under the Wrongful Death Act because she was not legally Sicknick's spouse or domestic partner. 

"Garza does not allege that she and Officer Sicknick filed the requisite 'declaration of domestic partnership'  under District of Columbia law. nor does she claim that they formed a domestic partnership under the law of any other jurisdiction.

Her contention that a 'domestic partnership' was established was established simply by Officer Sicknick having identified Garza as his 'domestic partner' in his will finds no basis in the plain text of the statute. Garza therefore cannot recover the damages she personally seeks under the act," Mehta wrote.

By - SC