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Because donald trump, steve bannon, rudy giuliani, they are all defendants in very similar lawsuits using the same 1871 ku klux klan law, arguing that they were responsible for some of the violence of january 6th even though they haven't been charged criminally. that's going to go forward in this case. the courthouse behind me will be a precedent for those january 6 lawsuits, geoff. >> ken dilanian in charlottesville, thank you very much. next, why you should prepare to pay more for your thanksgiving feast. ♪ ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-clo...

Planned, racially motivated conspiracy to attack people based on their race, religion and their willingness to defend the rights of others. it uses a statute act of 1871, which is what it sounds like. meant to hold accountable racist violence first passed 150 years ago to deal with clan violence in the south after the civil war, but sadly relevant today as we grapple with resurgent white supremacy in this country. the goal here is simple. it's to make clear there will be accountability. financial and operational consequences for those who plan, engage in and celebrate the sort of violence as w...

Intended to commit violence. comments like next stop charlottesville. final stop auschwitz. >> but the defendants who include some of america's most notorious white supremacists have several potential arguments against liability. that free speech is protected. that they are not responsible for the actions of others. and that the police failed to keep order. to win a court judgment under the ku klux klan act of 1871, the plaintiffs have to prove there was a conspiracy to engage in racially motivated violence. >> it's a demanding standard but there is an enormous amount of evidence. the plaintif...

The federal civil rights trial of the nazi organizers of the deadly rally in charlottesville virginia four years ago, who chanted through the night, jews will not replace us. nine plaintiffs have brought a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging several -- committed racial violence. the complaints read, the violence, suffering, and emotional duress that occurred in charlottesville as a direct, intendant, and foreseeable resolve the defendants and lawful conspiracy. the organizers violated the ku klux klan anthem of 1871, which nbc news notes could provide a model to hold those to incite right-wi...

It seems to prove a whole lot of things, among them this meticulous planning and intent to do pretty violent harm. >> nicole, that's right. and i also think it shows something even worse than that, and that is who would have thought that the kkk act of 1871 would still be relevant in 2021? but not only is it relevant, if anything, you've got even more white supremacist groups we've got to contend with and i think there's a really important component of this lawsuit that the information you just referred to is alluding to, and that is, you have the violence that was conspired to be committed by...