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Pardoned J6er Sues Government For $18 Million Over Alleged Abuse In Pretrial Detention
Pardoned J6er Sues Government For $18 Million Over Alleged Abuse In Pretrial Detention
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
A former Jan. 6 defendant who alleged torture and other abuse in custody is suing the federal government for almost $18 million.
The lawsuit by Ryan Samsel of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was filed late June 9 in federal court in Virginia, six months after he gave the government the legally required notice he was planning to litigate.
He is seeking $17,980,000 from the federal government for physical and mental injuries suffered from January...
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