Trump’s “outrageous conduct” resulted in an “unmistakable” trend of attacks on Asian Americans, the suit states.
The Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition has sued former President Donald Trump for his attacks on China and his Asian slurs, accusing him of sparking a spike in violence against Asian Americans.
“Defendant’s extreme and outrageous conduct indeed has caused members of the Plaintiff organization, and to a large extent Asian Americans, emotional distress, and resulted in an unmistakable rising up trend of racial violence against Chinese Americans and Asian Americans from New York to California,” said the federal suit, filed Thursday in the Southern District of New York by the nonprofit civil rights group.
It seeks $1 for each American of Asian or Pacific Island heritage, which would amount to about $22.9 million in damages. Continue reading.