Five executives of the far -right organization Proud Boyswho had been convicted of the invasion of the Capitol in 2021 but received thanks to the US president Donald Trumpfiled a lawsuit against the US government seeking compensation of $ 100 million.

In their appeal, which they lodged Friday Friday at Florida Federal Court, Proud Boys’ members claim to be targeted ‘Politically motivated persecution’which aimed to punish Trump’s supporters.

According to the plaintiffs, the Biden government and the prosecutors responsible for investigating the case “They used the US judicial system and the Constitution in an unfair and abusive way to punish and suppress political allies.” of Trump.

On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Republican supporters, believing his allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, invaded the Capitol to prevent the ratification of Joe Biden’s victory.

More than 140 police officers were injured in the violent incidents that followed, and about 1,600 people were arrested and charged with charges. More than 1,270 were convicted of them.

The five plaintiffs were convicted of conspiracy and involvement in riots. Trump, since the first day of his second term in the US Presidency, gave them a favor or reduced their sentences.

‘These people were destroyed’the Republican had stated after signing the award of grace. “What they did to these people is outrageous. There has rarely been something similar in the history of our country. “

Trump has described the attack on the Capitol “Day of Love”. Among the plaintiffs is Enrique Tri, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the largest sentence imposed on this case.

Last month, the Trump government decided to pay nearly $ 5 million as a compensation to the family of a woman killed by a police officer during the invasion of the Capitol.

This case would reach the court, but after Trump’s victory in the elections, the Ministry of Justice decided to come to a compromise with the woman’s family.