ABC News chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas speaks exclusively with Attorney General Merrick Garland about domestic extremism threats in the U.S. and about combating racism.
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The irony is that White cops like Chauvin are there to protect elderly Mexican women who might be mistaken for Asians. But Maxine Waters wants to fry them, and you want to fry them. You people have to answer for that.
I guess Maxine Waters was too busy trying to incite a violent "insurrection" and intimidate a jury in another state to notice that "people" in her own district, are beating elderly Mexican women for the crime of looking Asian. It would be front page news if the perp was white, and Maxine Waters would be the first to notice /news/local/metro-bus-attack-anti-asian-hate-crime-slurs-eagle-rock/2574652/
Maxine Waters violated Federal law crossing state lines to incite violence and intimidate a jury, possibly influencing the verdict of this trial! (uscode/text/18/2101) Is it OK for a sitting congresswoman to incite an "insurrection" and have immunity from censure or prosecution? If it is, then we have enforce the law ourselves and hold people accountable Mr Garland. That won't be pleasant, not for any of us, and not for you people either.
Who is telling Blacks that white cops are out to kill them? That is incitement to violence, and resisting arrest, based on lies Mr Garland. We can't have people in the administration, in congress, or in the media saying lies like that. We just can't allow it.
You people still have to pay for Cannon Hinnant, Ee Lee, and all the lives taken by your own "extremists" and buried by your own lying media. The next violent mob you incite or the next cop you "lynch" for being white, should be the last! But I have a back injury so I can't "put in the work" myself, not now anyway.
White supremacy is the greatest threat to USA democracy per the FBI and Homeland Security. Domestic Terrorism= white supremacists, white nationalists, white militias, KKK, Nazis, etc…and they have INFILTRATED every institution imperative to BlackIPOC lives and existence.
Is there racism in American law enforcement? Just look at the facts: James Blake, an unarmed Black man, shot seven times in the back, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white man, shot three people, was carrying his rifle, and the police were very blasé about arresting him.
How about Lt. Caron Nazario who was assaulted by police, and is lucky to be alive today?
Or how about when a White man named Jim Cooley visited the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with an AR-15 rifle strapped to his back. That white man became angry because he was unfairly stopped and questioned by law enforcement authorities while he walked around that international airport with his AR-15.
Compare this to Seattle in July 2014, when William Wingate, 69 at the time, was on his daily walk, using his golf club as a cane. Former Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, patrolling in her cruiser, stopped Wingate and ordered him to put down the golf club. Whitlatch, who is White, accused him of using it as a weapon, hitting a stop sign as she passed him.
An excerpt from the arresting officer's Facebook page: “I’m tired of black peoples (sic) paranoia that white people are out to get them … I am tired of black people saying poor poor me when other races and genders and homeless and gays suffer far more prejudice than any black man does in the US.”
If I had the time, I could enumerate countless similar instances!
The existence of Merrick Garland makes me very happy; incredible intelligence tempered by experience and compassion is a win for our country. He is so careful and scrupulous….. essential qualities to ensure impartial and fair justice.
common criminals have killed more americans in 1 year than "extremists" have killed in 10
How about ANTIFA & BLM? Are they not a domestic terrorist 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Domestic terrorists especially the alt right, are making a terrible mistake, because they are attacking their fellow American!!! That’s nuts! America was meant to be a country founded for all races and people. Yet these people attacking each other.
As for those who attacked the Capitol why didn’t Trump pardon them? Answer because he wanted to save himself… not his mob of supporters. Trump supporters got double crossed by him! Off to prison they go!!
Mosquitos are as much a “threat” as “extremist” aka Trump supporters. Playing the sheep for what they are.
Biden’s selection of Merrick Garland as attorney general has some irony to it. Garland was Obama’s choice for the SCOTUS which McConnell blocked for a year. Turns out now that the nation could well be better served by this talented centrist, balanced jurist as AG than by his being one of nine supreme court judges.
McVeigh saw waco just saying lol
Trump did not authorize help to come to the aid of the capitol. The military did not recognize the authority of the senators shouting for help. The military Chiefs disowned them. They were at the command of Trump.
Trump is responsible on higher grounds. The military as well. "Non- assistance to persons in danger. Just as bad as chauvin with an ill Floyd.
Not good.
Can do better.
But the white house will not get rid of its white supremacy militia just in case they might need them one day.
The white hoise is either not ready to share power with all or is tip-toeing around for fear of an execution.
Just remember eliott ness and capone and rest assured: everything is manageable with a huge amount of dedication, intelligence, cunning, professionality and most of all the highest morals in this very case: all humans are free and equal. All Gods Creation is free and equal.
Unity makes humanity strong.
Not fear of loss of power. THAT is the proven recipe for FIRE and hell.
Call them idiots what they are. Home Terrorism groups.
Prisons should be full of those that commit crimes regardless of race
Boob tube is censoring anyone that dont agree with their communist beliefs
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How about maintaining our laws?
Merrick Garland should have been a justice on the Supreme Court. This man demonstrates much class and dignity
You want to see terrorism ? wait for the Chauvin verdict. You assholes at ABC can pick and choose all you want but this ain't over yet. You will have a disturbed unrecognizable country for the next 20 years.
The democrats and leftists ate the real extremists
I'm sure that the line can be shown between Voters Surpression and Constitutional Rights Violations from GQP and Their Constituents.
I'm hoping something can be done,
America needs too Stop Coddling These Domestic Terrorist Groups, or We will have Anarchy 💁
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Didn't Timothy McVeigh do the bombing for revenge? Because of the Waco burning and rubby ridge?
So whatever happened to the durham report?
Hmm that just disappeared when biden got elected
BS Garland. You're letting off all the protestors in Portland. Why?
We were searching for terrorists for over 20 years abroad… but they were inside us the entire time🥺.