A white nationalist leader accused of assaulting a protester at campaign rally for Donald Trump last year has filed a countersuit, arguing that it was the president who incited violence.

Matthew Heimback claims he “acted pursuant to the directives and requests of Donald J. Trump and Donald J. Trump for President,” according to a report by Politico.

Heimback, who is a leader of the white supremacist Traditionalist Youth Network, says “any liability must be shifted to one or both of them.”
Three people who were protesting at a March 2016 rally in Louisville, Ky., filed civil assault and battery claims against Heimbach and other Trump supporters, claiming they were ejected by Trump supporters after the Republican candidate yelled “get ‘em out of here” from the stage.