A federal judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump must face allegations that he stoked violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and conspired with extremist groups to disrupt Congress.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta of the District of Columbia found that the plaintiffs, which include Democratic members of Congress and U.S. Capitol police officers, plausibly alleged that Trump had a “tacit agreement” with the leader of the far-right Proud Boys group and members of the Oath Keepers militia to stop the election certification. Mehta determined that Trump’s appeal to his supporters on the morning of Jan. 6 to “fight like hell” against the certification could plausibly be considered incitement to violence.

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