Jacob Chansley, the Arizona patriot most Americans remember for his horned and fur-clad appearance at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, is back in the headlines — and he’s not holding back. Chansley has filed a $40 trillion lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court, naming an eclectic cast of global heavyweights — including President Donald Trump, the federal government, and several elite institutions — as defendants. Yes, that Donald Trump, whom he paradoxically names in a complaint that also declares he himself is the legitimate leader of the United States.
In his pro se (self-filed) 26-page legal filing — which resembles a stream-of-consciousness political manifesto more than a standard court document — Chansley alleges that a loosely connected global network of power brokers has systematically trampled his constitutional rights. He accuses them of violating his First, Second, and Fourth Amendment protections.
Defendants in Chansley’s sweeping legal attack include:
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President Donald Trump
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The Federal Reserve
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The National Security Agency (NSA)
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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The World Bank
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The Bank of International Settlements
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The State of Israel
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X Corp. (formerly Twitter, under Elon Musk)
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T-Mobile
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DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
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Warner Bros. Studios
According to Chansley, this unusual alliance is part of a “cabal” bent on destroying Americans’ rights and installing a system of total control — a claim that mirrors concerns long voiced by conservatives about unelected bureaucracies and globalist overreach.
“These seemingly insignificant facts are designed to seem insignificant on their face,” Chansley wrote about NSA surveillance, “but if a person were in the loop of what I had written on my computer a few months prior those details would stand out to a sharp mind.”
Among the most eye-popping claims in the lawsuit:
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The Federal Reserve is unconstitutional.
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The U.S. government is guilty of treason for putting global finance ahead of American citizens.
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The NSA spied on him daily via the Patriot Act while he was drafting a “Second Declaration of Independence.”
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He was catfished on Facebook by an NSA agent posing as actress Michelle Rodriguez.
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He was “offered” covert work with NASA to assist with “other-worldly matters” due to his shamanic beliefs.
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Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan lifted scenes from his writings for The Dark Knight and Avatar.
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He received an email from Donald Trump using the address [email protected].
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The U.S. government allegedly stole over $100,000 in cryptocurrency from him.
While these claims border on science fiction, Chansley sees them as evidence of a deep-rooted conspiracy targeting American patriots who dare question the establishment.
Chansley’s lawsuit isn’t just about exposing corruption—it comes with a $40 trillion price tag:
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$38 trillion to eliminate U.S. national debt
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$1 trillion for infrastructure
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$1 trillion in personal damages for emotional, mental, and spiritual suffering
His first act as self-proclaimed president of the “New Constitutional Republic”? Minting a one-ounce gold coin, valued at $40 trillion, to eliminate federal debt.
“I am within all of my own rights and legal authority to do this because all of the information provided in this lawsuit is factual and cannot be argued,” Chansley wrote confidently.
The media will feast on the fact that Chansley named Donald Trump as a defendant. That’s not entirely surprising—Chansley has become disillusioned with Trump.
Whether the case holds up in court is a separate matter. Given the federal scope of the allegations, this suit may ultimately land in U.S. District Court.
