Obama Judge to Allow Ku Klux Klan Act Lawsuit Against Trump Supporters

AUSTIN, TX – A lawsuit filed under the Ku Klux Klan Act concerning an incident from the 2020 election campaign will proceed to trial, following the failure of summary judgment motions by four defendants.

U.S. District Judge Robert Pittman, an appointee of President Barack Obama, made this decision.

The case stems from an event on October 30, 2020, when a Biden-Harris campaign bus traveling between Austin and San Antonio on Interstate 35 was surrounded by vehicles driven by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

The plaintiffs, including former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, former Biden-Harris campaign staffer David Gins, and bus driver Tim Holloway, allege this act was a form of political intimidatio...