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Trump Advocates Death Penalty for Drug Dealers in Erratic Rant

Donald Trump, the former president, recently took to the stage at the Detroit Economics Club and delivered a bizarre eight-minute monologue on his parenting style. This rant took a dark turn when he suggested that drug dealers should face the death penalty, demonstrating a shocking lack of clarity in his thoughts. Amid softball questions about his accomplishments and advice for young adults, Trump’s response to inquiries about fatherhood was particularly unsettling.

During the Q&A session, Trump, who is on his third marriage and has five children, began by expressing his luck in having ‘smart children.’ He claimed he instilled values of sobriety by telling them, ‘No drugs, no alcohol, no smoking.’ This is ironic, considering his previous praise for flavored vaping during his presidency, highlighting his contradictory stance on substance use.

Trump’s comments morphed into a rambling discussion about his relationship with China’s President Xi Jinping, who he claimed would eliminate drug issues by imposing the death penalty on those involved in trafficking fentanyl. Trump asserted that countries with such harsh penalties do not experience drug problems, a claim that overlooks the complex realities of drug addiction and law enforcement.

While attempting to present himself as a tough-on-drugs leader, Trump’s arguments lack factual support. Contrary to his assertions, data from China indicates there are nearly 900,000 registered drug users in the country, undermining his narrative that extreme measures effectively solve drug issues.

In summary, Trump’s Detroit speech encapsulated his erratic thought process and dangerous rhetoric on public health issues. His suggestion of capital punishment for drug dealers is not only alarming but also reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of drug addiction and its societal impacts.

(h/t: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-parenting-style-fatherhood/)

Trump says he’s received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigators – POLITICO

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While the specific crimes that former President Donald Trump may be charged with are not clear, Smith’s team has been eyeing potential obstruction charges related to Trump’s actions in the days leading up to Jan. 6 and on that day itself. | Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images By Kyle Cheney 07/18/2023 09:32 AM EDT Updated: 07/18/2023 10:07 AM EDT Link Copied Donald Trump said Tuesday he expects to be indicted by special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 grand jury, citing a “target letter” he received from investigators on Sunday. Such a letter “almost always means an arrest and indictment,” Trump, who has already been criminally indicted twice in recent months, wrote on Truth Social. Trump said the letter, which is prosecutors’ typical precursor to a charging decision, offered him a chance to speak to the grand jury, which meets at the federal courthouse in Washington D.C., later this week. Targets of criminal investigations rarely speak to grand juries, and Trump has not exercised that right in the two other criminal cases in which he’s been charged. Legal Tracking the Trump criminal cases By POLITICO Staff The letter is the clearest sign yet that Smith is close to seeking an indictment for Trump’s role in the effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021. While the specific crimes that Trump may be charged with are not clear, Smith’s team has been eyeing potential obstruction charges related to Trump’s actions in the days leading up to Jan. 6 and on that day itself — including pressuring his vice president, Mike Pence, to unilaterally block the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Investigators have also examined Trump’s consideration of a plan to seize voting machines from the states, his campaign of false claims that the election was stolen and his role in advancing a plan to assemble bogus slates of presidential electors to stoke a conflict ahead of Jan. 6. It’s unclear whether other figures associated with Trump’s effort are also in Smith’s sights. Investigators have interviewed dozens of prominent figures in Trump’s orbit, including Pence, in recent months. Attorneys John Eastman and Jeff Clark — two Trump associates considered key allies in his effort — had their phones seized last year. Trump revealed the target letter as he prepares to fight on another front to delay a criminal trial — also resulting from charges brought by Smith — related to his hoarding of national security secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump’s attorneys will be in court in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon asking for the trial to be postponed until after the 2024 election, a prospect that Smith’s team has vehemently opposed. Trump is facing an extraordinary array of criminal charges and investigations. In addition to the two cases Smith has mounted, he’s facing charges in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment scheme to a porn actress accusing him of an extramarital affair in 2016. And a district attorney based in Fulton County, Ga. has convened a grand jury that is expected to consider charging Trump and allies for efforts to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia. Many aspects of Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation were previously pursued by the House select committee on Jan. 6, which interviewed hundreds of figures associated with Trump’s scheme to seize a second term despite losing the election. The committee concluded that Trump was at the center of a complex, months-long effort to sow doubt about the election results and then orchestrate several attempts to reverse the outcome despite no evidence of significant fraud. The panel focused in particular on Trump’s effort to pressure state and local officials to appoint “alternative” slates of presidential electors in seven states won by Biden and then use those slates as a pretense to disrupt the Jan. 6 session of Congress — when the Constitution and federal laws require Congress to meet and certify the election. That session, also according to the Constitution and law, is managed by the vice president, who doubles as president of the Senate. When no state officials acquiesced, Trump turned to a cadre of lawyers, including Eastman, who promoted fringe alternatives to keep Trump’s prospects alive. Eastman famously pressured Pence and his top aides to violate provisions of the Electoral Count Act — the law that has governed the Jan. 6 session of Congress since 1887 — to advance the effort. Prosecutors and the select committee have also focused on Trump’s effort to assemble a massive crowd in Washington on Jan. 6, part of his plan to pressure Pence and GOP lawmakers to help reverse the results, and then to steer it toward the Capitol after Pence made clear he wouldn’t go along with the plan. Trump inflamed the crowd with his rhetoric and then stoked anger further when he attacked Pence — even as violence was underway at the Capitol — accusing him of lacking “courage.” Pence and lawmakers were forced to evacuate and delay the count of electoral votes for six hours while law enforcement and the National Guard worked to clear the mob. 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@[100044274887410:2048:Donald J. Trump] will be indicted again for his scheme to stop the peaceful transfer of power by planning on the DOJ to seize voting machines, assembling fake electors, his fake electors submitting fraudulent votes, pressuring state officials to ignore votes and hand him the election, and of course for sending an armed mob to the Capitol to stop his Vice President from participating in the certification of the election.

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The Far Right Is Already Using the Philadelphia Shooting to Smear Trans People

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(Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) A 40-year-old man has been charged with five counts of murder after he allegedly shot victims at random at Independence Day celebrations in a working class neighborhood of Philadelphia on Monday. Even before law enforcement officials named the suspect as Kimbrady Carriker on Wednesday morning, Republican lawmakers and members of the far right were falsely claiming the suspect is transgender, and are using this as part of their broader attack on the LGBTQ+ community. Advertisement Police responded to shots fired in the Kingsessing area of the city around 8:30p.m. on Monday evening. The heavily armed suspect shot and killed a 31-year-old man inside his home before randomly shooting four more victims aged between 15 and 59 on the streets. Two other victims, aged 2 and 13, suffered from gunshot wounds to the leg and are in a stable condition in hospital, police said. Police chased the suspect and he was arrested in an alley. Police found an AR-style assault rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner, and a bulletproof vest on the suspect. “On what was supposed to be a beautiful summer evening, this armed and armored individual wreaked havoc, firing with a rifle at their victims seemingly at random,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Tuesday afternoon. Police say the shooter acted alone, and they have found no motive for the attack so far. Carriker was formally charged with five counts of murder on Wednesday morning, along with several other charges including assault and possessing a firearm without a license. Appearing in court on Wednesday, the suspect was denied bail. “Public safety is clearly an issue. There are no set conditions to ensure the safety of the community,” Judge Naomi Williams said, local news station 6ABC reported. He will appear in court again on July 24. Advertisement The suspect is a 40-year-old IT professional who lives in the neighborhood. On his now-deleted Facebook page, reviewed by VICE News, he posted repeatedly about his second amendment rights, his pro-gun stance, his support for former president Donald Trump, and his disdain for President Joe Biden. But members of the far right have jumped on a handful of pictures, posted on the account three months ago, that show the suspect with long braided hair and wearing women’s clothing. These images were enough for Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to conclusively state: “Another trans shooter,” citing an article published in the far-right conspiracy blog the Post Millennial. Beyond the pictures posted to the suspect’s Facebook account, there is no available evidence to suggest that they are transgender. Members of the far right also jumped on a single image of a clenched fist on the suspect’s Facebook page to claim the suspect “has been identified as a Trans/BLM activist,” even though there is no evidence beyond the single picture to suggest they were an activist. Tina Rosette, 49, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that she lived with the suspect for about a year in 2021 and found him to be “really smart, intelligent, creative.” Rosette’s daughter, who also lived with the suspect, said she had to rebuff a romantic advance from the suspect during that time. Advertisement A review of the suspect’s Facebook account by VICE News suggests he was more concerned about stopping gun control legislation than about Black Lives Matter. “This y’all president,” the suspect wrote under a video of Biden. “We said 2A defends our rights. Now its god save the queen while he attempts to take our arms,” referencing a recent gun safety speech the president gave which he ended by saying, “God save the queen.”In another post with a link to a video about Biden pushing gun control measures, he wrote: “I told you he wanted your rights. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN SAYS BIDEN.” In another recent post on his Facebook account, the suspect shared a video of children using guns, and in what was his final activity on the site before he allegedly killed five people, he posted a link to a YouTube video from a gun company teasing the release of a new high-powered rifle. The suspect was also posted repeatedly about Trump. In May, he shared a post entitled: “Who supports Trump in 2024,” which featured an American flag emblazoned with the words “God, Guns & Trump.” In another post, the shooter wrote about doing “community patrols” and being sad at what he observed. “During community patrols I have notice a big shame [sic]. So many of our 50 + 60 + 70 year old elders are influencing the youth negatively. They are without a doubt promoting and participating in robbing, prostitution, scamming, and murder. When one of their monsters is killed they cry foul. Boohoo, these pillars; these old ass people who should know better kill our youth.” The speed with which pundits and politicians on the right exploited the tragedy to spread transphobia hate is part of a much broader campaign by the right to undermine LGBTQ protections in law and endanger the lives of members of that community. In March, many on the right used the shooting deaths of six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, to demonize the LGBTQ community, after the 28-year-old shooter was identified as a transgender person. “How much hormones like testosterone and medications for mental illness was the transgender Nashville school shooter taking?” Greene tweeted at the time. “Everyone can stop blaming guns now.” Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Tagged:Philadelphia mass shootingMass ShootingKingsessingKimbrady CarrikerAnti-transtransgenderMarjorie Taylor Greeneandy ngo Get the latest from VICE News in your inbox. Sign up right here. 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The far-right and the Rupert Murdoch empire, including Fox News and the New York Post, are working together to convince its people that the July 4th mass shooter in Philadelphia was carried out by a transgender woman because the shooter had *one* photo on his social media page wearing a dress, and using it to smear all LGBTQ people as dangerous.

This includes:
* MTG: https://twitter.com/repmtg/status/1676290381002973214
* NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/07/04/kimbrady-carriker-ided-as-philadelphia-gunman-accused-of-killing-5/amp/

The reality is, there’s no evidence the suspect was trans, quite the opposite, and he posted repeatedly about his pro-gun stance, his support for former president Donald Trump, and false conspiracies about Joe Biden.

(More info about the shooter’s motives: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/us/philadelphia-shooting-wednesday/index.html)

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California man who attacked police with taser on Jan. 6 sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison – CBS News

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Requesting a longer sentence of 14 years in prison, prosecutors said Rodriguez administered a group chat in which he and a co-defendant discussed battles and operations in Washington, D.C., before then-President Donald Trump announced his Jan. 6 rally and later planned their trip to the nation’s capital after Trump sent a tweet saying the day would “be wild.” Click here to view related media. click to expand “You showed up in D.C. spoiling for a fight,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson said to Rodriguez as she sentenced Rodriguez on Wednesday. And she told his legal team that Rodriguez “was a one-man army of hate.” Jackson also said that “people need to understand that you cannot do this or anything like this again.” Rodriguez’s attorneys said he was “remorseful” for his actions and even wrote a letter to Fanone in which he called the former police officer “a brave man.” “I am looking at serving a long prison sentence and no letter I write is getting me out of that. Sir, I only want to apologize from the heart,” Rodriguez wrote to Fanone. “I got carried away and have never been through something like that, that made me out of my mind. I wish I was smarter. I should have protected you because I have deep respect for law enforcement, and I have always stood up for police officers.” “I have not looked at Jan. 6 the same, my actions the same,” he told Jackson in court. He also made reference to his upbringing in California with a single mom and a high school education. But after sentencing Wednesday, Rodriguez left the court yelling, “Trump won.” Fanone, who was in the courtroom Wednesday, walked out of the courtroom during Rodriguez’s address, telling reporters in the hallway “I wasn’t gonna listen to this guy.” In response to Rodriguez’s “Trump won” comment, Fanone retorted that Rodriguez would have “13 years to think about it.” File: Daniel Rodriguez, in Trump hat, shown near police officer at Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Government exhibit “Rodriguez believed the 2020 Presidential election had been stolen, and those responsible should be in prison or dead,” attorneys at the Justice Department wrote in their pre-sentencing court filings, “And this mistaken belief gave him the authority, in his mind, to plan an assault on anyone who stood in his way.” He admitted in his plea agreement that on December 29, 2020, he posted in the group chat, “Congress can Hang. I’ll do it. Please let us get these people dear God,” court records revealed. Days later, Rodriguez and his codefendant, Edward Badalian, traveled from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., where they attended Trump’s rally before marching to the grounds of the Capitol. Badalian was found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding earlier this year. A federal judge dismissed one count against him. ”There will be blood. Welcome to the revolution,” Rodriguez messaged on the eve of the assault. Once at the Capitol, according to prosecutors, Rodriguez made his way to a tunnel at the building’s lower west terrace — where some of the most violence attacks against police occurred — and discharged a fire extinguisher at officers. Another alleged rioter then handed him a taser and, after minutes of intense fighting, investigators allege the mob pulled Fanone from the police line and into the crowd. “Rodriguez moved through the crowd, towards the captured officer. With his electroshock weapon in hand, Rodriguez reached his arm towards the side of Officer Fanone’s neck, landing the device on the side of Officer Fanone’s neck, below the left ear of Officer Fanone’s helmet,” prosecutors said in court filings, “Despite Officer Fanone’s efforts to get away, Rodriguez struck again, placing the electroshock weapon on the back of Officer Fanone’s neck.” The defendant later entered the Capitol and tried to use a wooden plank to break an office window from the inside. “OMG I did so much f***ing s***,” Rodriguez wrote after the breach, according to his plea agreement, “Tazzed the f*** out of the blue.” Prosecutors argued there was “ample” evidence that proved Rodriguez worked specifically to obstruct Congress’ work that day. “Rodriguez stands convicted of actually using violence against a police officer who was defending the seat of the government while the peaceful transfer of power was occurring,” they wrote. 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January 6th insurrectionist Daniel Rodriguez, who beat officer Michael Fanone, sentenced to 13 years in prison, screamed out “Trump won!” as police escorted him to prison.

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Donald Trump Visits Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami After Federal Indictment | Miami New Times

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] Donald Trump was in Miami yesterday to plead not guilty to 37 counts in a felony case that alleges he illegally hoarded classified documents from his time in the White House. The former president was fingerprinted and arraigned at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in downtown Miami. And, no matter what side of the political fence you stand on, it’s a fact that after a hard day in court, you need a little break. Trump opted to decompress with a trip to Versailles in Little Havana. The iconic restaurant has long been a pit stop for politicians seeking to curry favor with Miami’s Cuban voters. Trump and his entourage arrived at Versailles shortly after leaving the courthouse and made straight for the bakery. Click this link to read: “The Circus Is in Town: Crowds Gather in Miami for Trump Arraignment”. The local press was on hand to capture footage of the large crowd milling outside to greet their man. Inside the bakery, Trump supporters fawned over their man, regaling the soon-to-turn-77-year-old with a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” a day early and holding a group prayer. Former MMA fighter Jorge Masvidal, sporting a University of Miami ball cap, hailed Trump as “everybody’s favorite president of all time” after embracing the former leader of the free world. A glad-handing Trump was heard to declare, “Food for everyone!” So, New Times wondered, did Trump — who famously fancies his chicken from KFC and his steaks well-done and slathered with ketchup but isn’t exactly known for picking up the check — treat his fan club to a spread of croquetas, pastelitos, and cubanos chased with cafecitos? It turns out no one got anything. Not even a cafecito to-go. A knowledgeable source assures New Times that Donald Trump’s stop at Versailles totaled about ten minutes, leaving no time for anyone to eat anything, much less place an order. Of course, with a long campaign ahead of him — possibly punctuated with additional South Florida court appearances — Trump will have plenty of opportunities to make good on Tuesday’s promise. Keep Free KEEP NEW TIMES FREE… Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Miami, and we’d like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it’s more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our “I Support” program, allowing us to keep offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food and culture with no paywalls. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Laine Doss is the former food editor of Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it’s like to wait tables. Contact: Laine Doss Follow: Facebook: laine.doss Twitter: @lainedoss Join Today Sign Up Sign up for our newsletters Get the latest music, news, free stuff and more! Trending Holidays 7 Best Holiday Pop-Up Bars in Miami By Nicole Lopez-Alvar Brunch 10 Hot New Miami Brunch Menus to Try This Weekend By Rachel Costa and Nicole Danna Beer Miami’s Magic 13 Brewing Celebrates First Anniversary By Ryan Yousefi Food & Drink News Best Miami Art Week 2023 Food Events By Nicole Lopez-Alvar View This Week’s Print Issue Where To Find Miami New Times In Print Editorial News Food & Drink Arts & Culture Music Things To Do New Times Events Newsletters Marketing Promotions & Free Stuff Advertise With Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use More About Us Contact Us Staff Careers Flipbook Archive Voice Media Group Dallas Observer Denver Westword New Times Broward-Palm Beach Phoenix New Times V Digital Services Editorial News Food & Drink Arts & Culture Music Things To Do New Times Events Newsletters Marketing Promotions & Free Stuff Advertise With Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use More About Us Contact Us Staff Careers Flipbook Archive Voice Media Group Dallas Observer Denver Westword New Times Broward-Palm Beach Phoenix New Times V Digital Services facebook instagram twitter linkedin tiktok threads California Privacy Policy California Collection Notice Do Not Sell My Info Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our terms of use, our cookies policy, and our privacy policy The Miami New Times may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2023 Miami New Times, LLC. All rights reserved.

If this doesn’t describe Republicans I don’t know what does. 🤣

After being arrested and arraigned for stealing America’s classified documents, Donald Trump stopped at a Cuban restaurant across the street to shake hands, paused then declared, “Free food for everybody!!!” to cheers. Then Trump and his aides promptly left without paying for anyone’s food.

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Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison and a $9M fine

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The 76-year-old has been accused by special counsel Jack Smith of violating seven different federal laws among the 37 separate charges in the indictment. There are numerous sentencing possibilities, but if Trump is handed the maximum penalty for each count and the judge orders the penalties to be served consecutively, he would be looking at 400 years in prison and would be subject to a fine of $9,250,000. Advertisement 3 Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison if found guilty of the 37 charges in the indictment. AFP via Getty Images Below is a breakdown of the charges prosecutors will attempt to convince a jury that Trump is guilty of and the maximum penalties he is facing for each count. Counts 1-31: Willful retention of national defense information Trump faces a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years and a $250,000 fine for each count of willful retention of national defense information. Advertisement Under the law, the information doesn’t have to be classified to be illegally retained. 3 Under the law the information doesn’t have to be classified to be illegally retained. AFP via Getty Images Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy to obstruct justice charge. Count 33: Withholding a document or record Advertisement Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the withholding a document or record charge. Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the corruptly concealing a document or record charge. Count 35: Concealing a document in a federal investigation Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the concealing a document in a federal investigation charge. Count 36: Scheme to conceal Advertisement Trump faces a maximum punishment of 5 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the scheme to conceal charge. 3 Trump has denied any wrongdoing. AP What do you think? Post a comment. Count 37: False statements and representations Advertisement Trump faces a maximum punishment of five years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the false statements and representations charge. Smith notes in the indictment that the potential penalties for each count do not include “restitution, special assessments, parole terms, or forfeitures that may be applicable.” The former president has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. 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White Supremacists Responsible for All Race-Based Domestic Terrorism Incidents in 2018 – DOJ Blocked Report

The Trump administration has known since at least April that alleged white supremacists were responsible for every single act of race-based domestic terrorism in the U.S. in 2018, yet not only took no action to combat the growing right wing violent extremism, but actually substantially reduced or even eliminated funding and programsthat combat white supremacist extremism, violence, and terrorism – and then blocked the data from reaching the hands of Congress.

“Domestic Terrorism in 2018,” a document (embedded below) prepared by the State of New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security Preparedness, “shows 25 of the 46 individuals allegedly involved in 32 different domestic terrorism incidents were identified as white supremacists,” Yahoo News’ Jana Winter and Hunter Walker report.

That document finds there were “32 domestic terrorist attacks, disrupted plots, threats of violence, and weapons stockpiling by individuals with a radical political or social agenda who lack direction or influence from foreign terrorist organizations in 2018.”

The report was “circulated” throughout the U.S. Dept. of Justice “and around the country in April just as members of the Senate pushed the DOJ to provide them with precise information about the number of white supremacists involved in domestic terrorism.”

The Justice Department, under President Trump’s hand-picked Attorney General Bill Barr, refused to hand over the data or the document to Congress.

Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in January of 2019 had already compiled a report, announcing that, “Right-Wing Extremism Linked to Every 2018 Extremist Murder in the U.S., ADL Finds.”

ADL reported that “Right-wing extremists were linked to at least 50 extremist-related murders in the United States in 2018, making them responsible for more deaths than in any year since 1995, according to new data from the ADL.”

1995 was the year domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh blew up the Oklahoma City federal building, slaughtering 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.

“The tally represents a 35 percent increase from the 37 extremist-related murders in 2017,” ADL reported, “making 2018 the fourth-deadliest year on record for domestic extremist-related killings since 1970. Last year saw the highest percentage of right-wing extremist-related killings since 2012, the last year when all documented killings were by right-wing extremists.”

Why the Dept. of Justice and the White House blocked the data from reaching Congress is now yet another investigation Congress should take up.

Here’s the document the DOJ refused to hand over to Members of the House and Senate:

[New Civil Rights Movement]

Trump Falsely Claims Violent Crime Plummeted After Border Wall Went Up In El Paso

President Donald Trump on Monday presented the border wall as a work in progress, hailing the start of a “big, big portion” with much more coming soon. That’s a hefty exaggeration from a president who has yet to see an extra mile of barrier completed since he took office.

With another possible government shutdown looming, and illegal immigration still at the heart of the budget dispute, Trump is pulling out the stops to portray his proposed wall as essential to public safety, including stemming crime. As he’s done repeatedly, Trump also defied the record in claiming that the wall that Congress has refused to pay for is rapidly coming together anyway.

Trump addressed the subjects at an El Paso, Texas, rally Monday night and an earlier White House meeting with sheriffs. A look at some of his comments:

TRUMP, on the effect of a border wall on crime in El Paso: “When that wall went up, it’s a whole different ball game. … I don’t care whether a mayor is a Republican or a Democrat. They’re full of crap when they say it hasn’t made a big difference. I heard the same thing from the fake news. They said, ‘Oh crime, it actually stayed the same.’ It didn’t stay the same. It went way down. … Thanks to a powerful border wall in El Paso, Texas, it’s one of America’s safest cities now.” — rally remarks.

Reality

Trump falsely suggests a dramatic drop in crime in El Paso due to a border wall. In fact, the city’s murder rate was less than half the national average in 2005, the year before the start of its border fence. It’s true that the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report shows that El Paso’s annual number of reported violent crimes dropped from nearly 5,000 in 1995 to around 2,700 in 2016. But that corresponded with similar declines in violent crime nationwide and included periods when the city’s crime rates increased year over year, despite new fencing and walls.

Before the wall project started, El Paso had been rated one of the three safest major U.S. cities going back to 1997.

Trump on synagogue shooting: “We should stiffen up” death penalty laws

President Trump responded Saturday to a fatal shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left at least eight dead. He said the outcome might have been different if the synagogue, which is located in a neighborhood known for its Jewish population, had “protection.”

“If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to stop him, maybe there would have been nobody killed, except for him, frankly,” Mr. Trump said.

“If they have some kind of protection inside the temple maybe it could have been a very much different situation. They didn’t,” he said.

He also said “we should stiffen up our laws in terms of the death penalty.”

“When people do this they should get the death penalty,” he said. “And they shouldn’t have to wait years and years. … And, I think they should very much bring the death penalty into vogue.”

Mr. Trump, speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base, said the violence “has to stop.”

It’s a “terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country,” he said.

City officials said the shooting was being investigated as a federal hate crime. It comes amid a rash of high-profile attacks in an increasingly divided country, including the series of package bombs mailed over the past week to prominent Democrats and former officials.

In addition to those who were killed Saturday, six were wounded, including the four police officers, said Wendell Hissrich, the Pittsburgh public safety director.

“This is likely the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, said in a statement.

The attack took place during a baby naming ceremony, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. It was unknown whether the baby was harmed.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder called the shooting “an attack not just on the Jewish community, but on America as a whole.”

The synagogue where the shooting took place is located in a tree-lined residential neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, the hub of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community. In 2010, Tree of Life Congregation — founded more than 150 years ago — merged with Or L’Simcha to form Tree of Life (asterisk) Or L’Simcha.

The synagogue is a fortress-like concrete building, its facade punctuated by rows of swirling, modernistic stained-glass windows illustrating the story of creation, the acceptance of God’s law, the “life cycle” and “how human-beings should care for the earth and one another,” according to its website. Among its treasures is a “Holocaust Torah,” rescued from Czechoslovakia. Its sanctuary can hold up to 1,250 guests.

Michael Eisenberg, the immediate past president of the Tree of Life Synagogue, lives about a block from the building.

[CBS News]

Trump attacks Jeff Sessions for not forcing the Justice Department to ignore Republican crimes

President Donald Trump on Monday publicly criticized his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, for allowing Republican congressmen to be indicted for alleged criminal behavior.

“Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff…” Trump tweeted.

The president was apparently referring to Congressmen Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Chris Collins (R-NY). Hunter was charged with illegally using campaign funds to pay personal expenses while Collins was charged with taking part in an insider trading scheme.

“….The Democrats, none of whom voted for Jeff Sessions, must love him now. Same thing with Lyin’ James Comey. The Dems all hated him, wanted him out, thought he was disgusting – UNTIL I FIRED HIM! Immediately he became a wonderful man, a saint like figure in fact. Really sick!” Trump added in another tweet.

[Raw Story]

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