The "Trump Train" vigilantes who endangered a Biden campaign bus in Texas last fall are going to have to answer for their actions in court. A White House staffer, a former Texas state representative and two Biden campaign staff are suing the Trumpers involved, alleging that they violated the Ku Klux Klan Act in a coordinated and illegal act of political intimidation.
"They played a madcap game of highway 'chicken,' coming within three to four inches of the bus," the lawsuit alleges. "They tried to run the bus off the road," referring to the defendants. The plaintiffs are a current White House staffer, David Gins; former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis; former Biden campaign volunteer Eric Cervini; and the driver of the Biden campaign bus, Timothy Holloway. They write in the complaint that the Trumpers "terrorized and menaced the driver and passengers on the Biden-Harris Campaign's bus" for at least 90 minutes.
The defendants are Eliazar Cisneros, Hannah Ceh, Joeylynn Mesaros, Robert Mesaros, Dolores Park, and a Jane and John Doe. The complaint says they planned the incident ahead of time. The campaign ended up canceling at least two campaign events in Texas out of concern for public safety, concern that was warranted since a crowd of Trump supporters surrounded the bus once it reached its destination in Austin, and continued the harassment.