2026-03-30T22:59:31.925Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：德文·科尔
发布时间：2026年3月30日，美国东部时间下午6:59
多名2021年1月6日冲击美国国会大厦事件的参与者，起诉当日负责保卫国会大厦的警方机构，要求联邦法院判给他们数百万美元赔偿，称执法人员对他们造成了“身心伤害”。
这起集体诉讼于周五在佛罗里达州一家联邦法院提起，诉讼称国会警察局和华盛顿特区警察局在骚乱当日的行动是对该事件的过度反应。当日，大批前总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持者试图阻挠国会认证乔·拜登2020年总统选举胜选结果。
为将人群从这座标志性建筑前驱散并击退暴徒，警方使用了催泪瓦斯和其他化学刺激剂，以及警用武器，其中不少暴徒当时对警员实施了暴力行为。
诉讼声称，这些行动属于过度执法，因此数十名原告有权获得数千万美元的赔偿金。
本案原告帕特里克·沙利文、玛丽·沙利文和艾伦·E·费舍尔表示，他们已就所称受伤提出了政府赔偿的行政索赔，但这些索赔尚未得到解决。根据诉讼文件，当日在国会大厦的另外43人也通过同样途径向政府寻求赔偿，且这些索赔也未得到完全裁决。
诉状显示，全部46名索赔者目前要求的赔偿总额为18,405,000.00美元。
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但原告方请求法院认证一个集体诉讼群体，涵盖当日所有“被执法人员使用的武器击中、暴露于执法人员发射或投掷的化学物质，或直接遭到执法人员击打”的国会大厦场地人员。他们希望通过陪审团审判来确定本案应判给的赔偿金额（若有）。
“警方的行为造成了身心伤害，包括但不限于化学灼伤、震荡性创伤、情绪困扰以及对原告、集体成员和数千其他抗议者的其他损害，”诉讼文件中写道。
美国国会警察局已就此事置评请求作出回应。华盛顿特区大都会警察局拒绝置评。
至少一名原告费舍尔因1月6日的行为遭到起诉。联邦检察官2022年对他提起多项罪名指控，当时检方称他“向保卫国会大厦的警员投掷椅子、橙色交通锥和一根杆子”。
他原定于去年受审，但特朗普赦免了他以及其他1000多名事件参与者后，此案宣告终结。
January 6 protesters seek millions in court for ‘physical and emotional injuries’
2026-03-30T22:59:31.925Z / CNN
By Devan Cole
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2026, 6:59 PM ET
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Several people who were at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day, asking a federal court to award them millions of dollars in damages for the “physical and emotional injuries” they say were inflicted on them by law enforcement.
The class action lawsuit filed Friday at a federal court in Florida contends that the actions of US Capitol Police and members of DC’s police department the day of the riot were an unjustified response to the incident, during which a large mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to block Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win.
To push the crowd back from the iconic building and defend against the rioters, many of whom acted violently against the officers, the agencies deployed tear gas and other chemical irritants, as well police weapons.
Those actions, the lawsuit claims, were excessive and are grounds for compensatory damages worth tens of millions of dollars for dozens of people.
The named plaintiffs – Patrick Sullivan, Marie Sullivan and Alan E. Fischer – say they filed administrative claims for government compensation stemming from their alleged injuries, but those claims have yet to be resolved. Forty-three others who were at the Capitol that day have similarly sought money from the government through the same avenue and have also not had those claims fully adjudicated, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint says the total amount of money currently being sought by all 46 people is $18,405,000.00.
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But the named plaintiffs are asking for the court to certify a class of individuals comprised of all people on the Capitol grounds that day “who were struck by weapons or exposed to chemicals launched or thrown or weapons used by law enforcement personnel or struck directly by law enforcement personnel.” They’re seeking a jury trial to determine how much money, if any, should be awarded in the case.
“The actions of the police caused physical and emotional injuries, including but not limited to chemical burns, concussive trauma, emotional distress, and other damages to plaintiffs, class members and thousands of other protesters,” the lawsuit states.
CNN has reached out to USCP for comment. The DC Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment.
At least one named plaintiff – Fischer – was prosecuted for his actions on January 6. Federal prosecutors charged him in 2022 with a slew of alleged crimes, saying at the time that he “threw chairs, an orange traffic cone, and a pole towards officers” defending the Capitol from the rioters.
He was set to go to trial last year, but his case ended after Trump pardoned him and more than 1,000 others who took part in the episode.
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