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| Comey testifies to Congress: Hillary Clinton did not lie to FBI – politics live | Comey testifies to Congress: Hillary Clinton did not lie to FBI – politics live |
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| Comey again kind of implies Clinton was kind of a doofus with classification designations: | |
| Whether she was actually sophisticated enough to understand what a C in parens means... I’m not so sure. I think it’s possible, possible, that she didn’t understand what a C meant when she saw it in an email like that. | |
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| Ryan on Trump: 'we had a great meeting' | |
| .@SpeakerRyan statement on Trump meeting. pic.twitter.com/AGEoGbf6s9 | |
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| Comey repeats that of the tens of thousands of Clinton emails reviewed by the FBI, “There were only three in the entire we batch we found with any markings that they were classified.” | |
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| Comey’s asked whether Trump’s retweeting “white genocide” Twitter doesn’t make it “easier for these groups to recruit.” His answer is good: | |
| I don’t think I’m in a position to answer that in an intelligent way sitting here. | |
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| Trump received a standing ovation in his meeting with House Republicans this morning: | |
| Trump apparently hasn't started speaking yet to members of Congress. He did receive a standing ovation. | |
| And Trump has brought his Saddam-killing-terrorists line with him to the House GOP meeting... | |
| Rep. Price: Trump gave a speech on "unity" to House Republicans. He seems to have hit all their buttons: regulations, repealing Obamacare | |
| Apparently Trump said this morning that Jack Nicklaus will speak at the RNC | |
| Peter King says Ivanka got an even warmer welcome from House R's than Trump did | |
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| Kushner cousins objects to his use of grandparents' Holocaust survival story to defend Trump | |
| Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner defended the candidate Wednesday from charges of anti-Semitism in part by telling the story of his grandparents’ survival of the Holocaust. | |
| But two cousins think Kushner should have left their grandparents out of it, Politico reports: | |
| “I have a different takeaway from my Grandparents’ experience in the war,” Marc Kushner, a New York City-based architect and first cousin, wrote in a Facebook post Thursday morning with a link to his cousin’s Op-Ed. “It is our responsibility as the next generation to speak up against hate. [Sic] Antisemitism or otherwise.” | |
| Jacob Schulder, another cousin, went even further in a comment on Marc Kushner’s post, writing: “When an out of touch with reality nominee hires an out of touch with reality campaign manager, who is also a son-in-law, you get the BS Jared wrote. I don’t think Trump is an antiSemite; I think he’s a lying idiot (among other things) with little to no experiences outside his teetering fiefdom of failed development projects, divorces, bankrupted sports leagues, fraudulent “Universities” and golf courses (and the list keeps going). The very first thing a responsible campaign manager should do, I’d think, and I mean the very first thing, would be to take away his father-in-law’s Twitter account. Even Joseph Kushner would’ve had the street smarts to figure that one out while living on boiled potatoes in the forest.” | |
| There’s more where that came from – read the full piece here. (h/t @bencjacobs) | |
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| Representative Carolyn Maloney says she has to ask Comey about conspiracy theories leveled by Donald Trump. | Representative Carolyn Maloney says she has to ask Comey about conspiracy theories leveled by Donald Trump. |
| “Did you plan the timing of your announcement to help” Hillary Clinton’s campaign event with president Obama? she asks. | “Did you plan the timing of your announcement to help” Hillary Clinton’s campaign event with president Obama? she asks. |
| “It was entirely my own, nobody knew I was going to do it, including the press, I’m very proud of the FBI, nobody leaked that,” Comey says. | “It was entirely my own, nobody knew I was going to do it, including the press, I’m very proud of the FBI, nobody leaked that,” Comey says. |
| Did you make your decision because of some kind of bribe to the attorney general? | Did you make your decision because of some kind of bribe to the attorney general? |
| “No.” | “No.” |
| It's early, but I see two tracks of House GOP Qs to Comey. 1) Help us show your decision was bad 2) Help us show Hillary was untruthful. | It's early, but I see two tracks of House GOP Qs to Comey. 1) Help us show your decision was bad 2) Help us show Hillary was untruthful. |
| GOP will get nowhere w/ Comey questioning his impartiality and legal acumen. This is laying groundwork for future battles. | GOP will get nowhere w/ Comey questioning his impartiality and legal acumen. This is laying groundwork for future battles. |
| Transcript: "Just say she broke the law, dude""No""C'mon!! Say it. Say she broke the law""She didn't" https://t.co/oquJeKbCWy | Transcript: "Just say she broke the law, dude""No""C'mon!! Say it. Say she broke the law""She didn't" https://t.co/oquJeKbCWy |
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| Comey is describing the prosecution and conviction on misdemeanor charges of General David Petraeus, who Comey says lied outright to the FBI about sharing classified information with his mistress, which Petraeus told her was classified, indicating he knew it was classified. | Comey is describing the prosecution and conviction on misdemeanor charges of General David Petraeus, who Comey says lied outright to the FBI about sharing classified information with his mistress, which Petraeus told her was classified, indicating he knew it was classified. |
| Cummings asks Comey whether Petraeus was punished for less than what Clinton did. | Cummings asks Comey whether Petraeus was punished for less than what Clinton did. |
| “No, it’s the reverse,” Comey says. “His conduct to me illustrates the categories of behavior that mark” viable prosecutions, he says. | “No, it’s the reverse,” Comey says. “His conduct to me illustrates the categories of behavior that mark” viable prosecutions, he says. |
| Comey says in Petraeus’ case, there was “clearly intentional conduct... huge amounts of information... and effort to obstruct justice.” Not so for Clinton. | Comey says in Petraeus’ case, there was “clearly intentional conduct... huge amounts of information... and effort to obstruct justice.” Not so for Clinton. |
| He says he stands by the FBI recommendation to prosecute Petraeus. | He says he stands by the FBI recommendation to prosecute Petraeus. |
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| Comey: Clinton did not lie to FBI | Comey: Clinton did not lie to FBI |
| Chaffetz goes aggressively after Clinton via Comey, in the process challenging Comey’s recommendation not to prosecute. Chaffetz asks whether Comey lied to the FBI. | Chaffetz goes aggressively after Clinton via Comey, in the process challenging Comey’s recommendation not to prosecute. Chaffetz asks whether Comey lied to the FBI. |
| “We have no basis to conclude to the FBI,” Comey says. | “We have no basis to conclude to the FBI,” Comey says. |
| Did she lie to the public? | Did she lie to the public? |
| Comey says it’s above his pay grade. | Comey says it’s above his pay grade. |
| Did Hillary Clinton break the law? | Did Hillary Clinton break the law? |
| In connection with her use of the email server, my judgment is that she did not. | In connection with her use of the email server, my judgment is that she did not. |
| Would the FBI give Clinton security clearance? | Would the FBI give Clinton security clearance? |
| Comey won’t judge a hypothetical. | Comey won’t judge a hypothetical. |
| Would a person who did what Clinton did be turned down for clearance? | Would a person who did what Clinton did be turned down for clearance? |
| Comey: “It would be a very important consideration in a suitability determination.” | Comey: “It would be a very important consideration in a suitability determination.” |
| Chaffetz makes him say it a couple more times. Then asks: Did Hillary Clinton do anything wrong? | Chaffetz makes him say it a couple more times. Then asks: Did Hillary Clinton do anything wrong? |
| Comey: What do you mean by wrong? | Comey: What do you mean by wrong? |
| Chaffetz: It’s self evident. | Chaffetz: It’s self evident. |
| Comey: “I didn’t say there’s no consequence...[for mishandling classified information] there are often very severe consequences in the FBI, involving their employment, involving their clearances. | Comey: “I didn’t say there’s no consequence...[for mishandling classified information] there are often very severe consequences in the FBI, involving their employment, involving their clearances. |
| Chaffetz: What would you do to that person? | Chaffetz: What would you do to that person? |
| Comey: There would be a security review and an adjudication of their suitability. | Comey: There would be a security review and an adjudication of their suitability. |
| He describes a robust process involving possible suspensions or loss of clearance. “You could be walked out.. or you could be reprimanded,” he says. | He describes a robust process involving possible suspensions or loss of clearance. “You could be walked out.. or you could be reprimanded,” he says. |
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| Comey: no evidence Clinton and colleagues knew they were breaking the law | Comey: no evidence Clinton and colleagues knew they were breaking the law |
| “In our system of law, there’s a thing called mens rea... this Latin phrase means, ‘what were you thinking?’” Comey begins. | “In our system of law, there’s a thing called mens rea... this Latin phrase means, ‘what were you thinking?’” Comey begins. |
| Meaning intent. “From 30 years with the department of justice, they have grave concerns to prosecute somebody for gross negligence,” Comey says. | Meaning intent. “From 30 years with the department of justice, they have grave concerns to prosecute somebody for gross negligence,” Comey says. |
| “I see evidence of great carelessness...[but not] evidence that they knew when they did it, they were doing something that was against the law. | “I see evidence of great carelessness...[but not] evidence that they knew when they did it, they were doing something that was against the law. |
| “No reasonable prosecutor would bring the second case in 100 years based on gross negligence.... that’s just the way it is. | “No reasonable prosecutor would bring the second case in 100 years based on gross negligence.... that’s just the way it is. |
| “Folks can disagree about that, but I hope they know that view... was honestly held.” | “Folks can disagree about that, but I hope they know that view... was honestly held.” |
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| Kaine to join Clinton on campaign trail | Kaine to join Clinton on campaign trail |
| Virginia senator Tim Kaine, a possible Clinton running mate, will join Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in northern Virginia (aka NoVa) next week, the campaign has announced. | Virginia senator Tim Kaine, a possible Clinton running mate, will join Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in northern Virginia (aka NoVa) next week, the campaign has announced. |
| A particularly clever editor here just referred to Clinton's NoVa appearance with Kaine as "novocaine." I laughed hard. | A particularly clever editor here just referred to Clinton's NoVa appearance with Kaine as "novocaine." I laughed hard. |
| Cheryl Mills, HRC's longtime adviser, just arrived at Clinton's DC home. Mills is very involved in VP vetting. pic.twitter.com/bDetFGf3LW | Cheryl Mills, HRC's longtime adviser, just arrived at Clinton's DC home. Mills is very involved in VP vetting. pic.twitter.com/bDetFGf3LW |
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| Cummings asks Comey to explain again why he did not recommend prosecuting Clinton. (Attorney general Loretta Lynch took the recommendation.) “There is a perceived gap between the things you said on Tuesday and your recommendation... I beg you to fill the gap,” Cummings says. | Cummings asks Comey to explain again why he did not recommend prosecuting Clinton. (Attorney general Loretta Lynch took the recommendation.) “There is a perceived gap between the things you said on Tuesday and your recommendation... I beg you to fill the gap,” Cummings says. |
| Cummings: “I condemn these completely unwarranted political attacks against you... they have suggested that you were somehow bought and paid for.” | Cummings: “I condemn these completely unwarranted political attacks against you... they have suggested that you were somehow bought and paid for.” |
| Even if it takes till hell freezes over, I beg you to close the gap. Tell us what happened between what you found and your decision... so that Americans will understand. | Even if it takes till hell freezes over, I beg you to close the gap. Tell us what happened between what you found and your decision... so that Americans will understand. |
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| Ranking member Elijah Cummings sounds very much as if he would like this hearing to frame up as an attack by Republicans on Comey, as opposed to an exploration by Republicans of Comey’s negative conclusions about Clinton’s handling of top secret government material. | Ranking member Elijah Cummings sounds very much as if he would like this hearing to frame up as an attack by Republicans on Comey, as opposed to an exploration by Republicans of Comey’s negative conclusions about Clinton’s handling of top secret government material. |
| “You’re being summoned here to answer for your alleged transgressions,” Cummings tells Comey. “And in a sense, Mr director, you’re on trial. | “You’re being summoned here to answer for your alleged transgressions,” Cummings tells Comey. “And in a sense, Mr director, you’re on trial. |
| “There is absolutely that you made your recommendation for political reasons. No evidence that you were bribed or [subject to] coercion.” | “There is absolutely that you made your recommendation for political reasons. No evidence that you were bribed or [subject to] coercion.” |
| Comey must be very gratified to hear Cummings highlight that he was not bribed. | Comey must be very gratified to hear Cummings highlight that he was not bribed. |
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| Chaffetz: 'there does seem to be two standards' | Chaffetz: 'there does seem to be two standards' |
| Chaffetz: “I hope in this hearing we can stick to the facts, because there does seem to be two standards. There does seem to be no consequence. And I want to understand this.” | Chaffetz: “I hope in this hearing we can stick to the facts, because there does seem to be two standards. There does seem to be no consequence. And I want to understand this.” |
| "We're mystified and confused by the fact pattern you laid out and the conclusions that you reached," Chaffetz tells FBI Director Comey. | "We're mystified and confused by the fact pattern you laid out and the conclusions that you reached," Chaffetz tells FBI Director Comey. |
| "Average Joe" would "be in handcuffs" if did what FBI says Clinton did, Chaffetz says. | "Average Joe" would "be in handcuffs" if did what FBI says Clinton did, Chaffetz says. |
| First 10 minutes into Comey hearing -- instead of praising Comey (and his reprimand of Clinton), House Republicans are criticizing him | First 10 minutes into Comey hearing -- instead of praising Comey (and his reprimand of Clinton), House Republicans are criticizing him |
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| FBI director Comey begins testimony | FBI director Comey begins testimony |
| House oversight committee chairman Jason Chaffetz is delivering an opening statement in today’s hearing with witness James Comey on the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. | House oversight committee chairman Jason Chaffetz is delivering an opening statement in today’s hearing with witness James Comey on the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. |
| Here’s a live video feed: | Here’s a live video feed: |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House, which took a new turn for the weird last night as Donald Trump delivered an off-topic, compulsive, and meandering speech in Ohio and followed it up with a tweet about the Disney movie Frozen. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House, which took a new turn for the weird last night as Donald Trump delivered an off-topic, compulsive, and meandering speech in Ohio and followed it up with a tweet about the Disney movie Frozen. |
| More on all that shortly. But first we’d note that Trump this morning is on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, and FBI director James Comey is scheduled to testify before the House oversight committee about the bureau’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of private email. We’ll have full coverage of Comey’s appearance here in the blog. | More on all that shortly. But first we’d note that Trump this morning is on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, and FBI director James Comey is scheduled to testify before the House oversight committee about the bureau’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of private email. We’ll have full coverage of Comey’s appearance here in the blog. |
| Some Republican lawmakers have said they aren’t sure whether they have time to meet with Trump today, reports Lauren Fox in Talking Points Memo: | Some Republican lawmakers have said they aren’t sure whether they have time to meet with Trump today, reports Lauren Fox in Talking Points Memo: |
| “I have not looked at my schedule yet to know,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) said when asked by reporters if he planned to attend the meeting with Trump. “I’m very wrapped up – as you know in this terror bill right now. That’s what I’m totally focused on” ... | “I have not looked at my schedule yet to know,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) said when asked by reporters if he planned to attend the meeting with Trump. “I’m very wrapped up – as you know in this terror bill right now. That’s what I’m totally focused on” ... |
| “I’m not sure I’m even going to be able to attend the meeting yet,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) – another member facing re-election – said as he dashed into an elevator in the basement of the Capitol. “I just don’t know what I got on my schedule for tomorrow.” | “I’m not sure I’m even going to be able to attend the meeting yet,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) – another member facing re-election – said as he dashed into an elevator in the basement of the Capitol. “I just don’t know what I got on my schedule for tomorrow.” |
| To Capitol Hill comes Trump, report @rachaelmbade and @BresPolitico. https://t.co/iqgF7yPSW0 pic.twitter.com/se6FryLqdZ | To Capitol Hill comes Trump, report @rachaelmbade and @BresPolitico. https://t.co/iqgF7yPSW0 pic.twitter.com/se6FryLqdZ |
| Why would lawmakers be loath to meet Trump? Some may view the presumptive nominee as a political liability, for reasons encapsulated perhaps in a speech Trump gave in Cincinnati, Ohio, alongside former House speaker Newt Gingrich last night. | Why would lawmakers be loath to meet Trump? Some may view the presumptive nominee as a political liability, for reasons encapsulated perhaps in a speech Trump gave in Cincinnati, Ohio, alongside former House speaker Newt Gingrich last night. |
| Trump’s Cincinnati speech, which Democratic operatives are urging people to watch and to share, might have focused on the announcement just a day earlier of the FBI’s finding that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in her handling of classified material. | Trump’s Cincinnati speech, which Democratic operatives are urging people to watch and to share, might have focused on the announcement just a day earlier of the FBI’s finding that Clinton had been “extremely careless” in her handling of classified material. |
| Instead Trump passionately rejoined a debate over whether an image he tweeted last Saturday was antisemitic. The image featured what many saw as a Star of David and the words “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” placed over a picture of Clinton and a pile of money. | Instead Trump passionately rejoined a debate over whether an image he tweeted last Saturday was antisemitic. The image featured what many saw as a Star of David and the words “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” placed over a picture of Clinton and a pile of money. |
| The image, which the campaign deleted after it was tweeted, was scraped from a website trafficking in hate speech, and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, referred on Wednesday to its dissemination by the campaign as a “careless” act. In contrast, Trump had insisted the star in the image was a “sheriff’s star, or plain star,” not a Star of David. | The image, which the campaign deleted after it was tweeted, was scraped from a website trafficking in hate speech, and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, referred on Wednesday to its dissemination by the campaign as a “careless” act. In contrast, Trump had insisted the star in the image was a “sheriff’s star, or plain star,” not a Star of David. |
| Trump used his Cincinnati appearance to advance his side of what has become a debate with his son-in-law. “I said, ‘You shouldn’t have taken it down,” Trump said. “They took the star down,” he added. “I said, ‘Too bad, you should have left it up.’ I would rather have defended it.” | Trump used his Cincinnati appearance to advance his side of what has become a debate with his son-in-law. “I said, ‘You shouldn’t have taken it down,” Trump said. “They took the star down,” he added. “I said, ‘Too bad, you should have left it up.’ I would rather have defended it.” |
| After the speech, Trump sought to cinch his case by tweeting a picture of a Frozen-themed sticker book bearing a six-pointed star. | After the speech, Trump sought to cinch his case by tweeting a picture of a Frozen-themed sticker book bearing a six-pointed star. |
| Trump’s tweet used the hashtag #Frozen. | Trump’s tweet used the hashtag #Frozen. |
| Where is the outrage for this Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also? Dishonest media! #Frozen pic.twitter.com/4LJBpSm8xa | Where is the outrage for this Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also? Dishonest media! #Frozen pic.twitter.com/4LJBpSm8xa |
| The tweet elicited a response from the Clinton campaign, which wrapped its rejoinder in an allusion to a song from the animated film, Do You Want to Build a Snowman?: | The tweet elicited a response from the Clinton campaign, which wrapped its rejoinder in an allusion to a song from the animated film, Do You Want to Build a Snowman?: |
| Do you want to build a strawman? https://t.co/AoeNTJOGpo | Do you want to build a strawman? https://t.co/AoeNTJOGpo |
| Trump ranged in his Cincinnati speech across other favored topics of late, including Saddam Hussein’s killing prowess and the virtues of his friend Don King, the controversial boxing promoter. He also swatted at a mosquito, talked about his dislike for mosquitoes and then seemed to compare the mosquito to Hilary Clinton. | Trump ranged in his Cincinnati speech across other favored topics of late, including Saddam Hussein’s killing prowess and the virtues of his friend Don King, the controversial boxing promoter. He also swatted at a mosquito, talked about his dislike for mosquitoes and then seemed to compare the mosquito to Hilary Clinton. |
| Donald Trump swats mosquito: "Speaking of mosquitoes, hello Hillary, how are you doing?" https://t.co/UYpqI3w42L https://t.co/Im4XruT6EY | Donald Trump swats mosquito: "Speaking of mosquitoes, hello Hillary, how are you doing?" https://t.co/UYpqI3w42L https://t.co/Im4XruT6EY |
| Things Trump just triple downed on: 1) Star of David tweet 2) Saddam Hussein an A+ killer, yay! 3) Don King 4) Being insane | Things Trump just triple downed on: 1) Star of David tweet 2) Saddam Hussein an A+ killer, yay! 3) Don King 4) Being insane |
| Read Ben Jacobs’ write-up here: | Read Ben Jacobs’ write-up here: |
| Related: Trump defends 'antisemitic' Clinton tweet and praise for Saddam Hussein | Related: Trump defends 'antisemitic' Clinton tweet and praise for Saddam Hussein |
| Trump’s antics prompted thoughtful conservatives to muse that Trump is not actually trying to win the election: | Trump’s antics prompted thoughtful conservatives to muse that Trump is not actually trying to win the election: |
| @BuzzFeedAndrew Honestly not convinced he truly wants it. Seems like he’s trying to derail candidacy at every step. | @BuzzFeedAndrew Honestly not convinced he truly wants it. Seems like he’s trying to derail candidacy at every step. |
| Perhaps.But if thought of winning doesn't terrify Trump, why he is walking naked down Main Street playing the kazoo? https://t.co/CHenTd9HJ7 | Perhaps.But if thought of winning doesn't terrify Trump, why he is walking naked down Main Street playing the kazoo? https://t.co/CHenTd9HJ7 |
| Ryan formalizes request that Clinton be denied intelligence briefing | Ryan formalizes request that Clinton be denied intelligence briefing |
| House speaker Paul Ryan has written a letter to director of national intelligence James Clapper asking that Clinton be denied the in-depth intelligence briefings she would typically receive after officially becoming the presidential nominee, because she failed, the FBI found, to protect classified information as secretary of state. | House speaker Paul Ryan has written a letter to director of national intelligence James Clapper asking that Clinton be denied the in-depth intelligence briefings she would typically receive after officially becoming the presidential nominee, because she failed, the FBI found, to protect classified information as secretary of state. |
| In letter to DNI Clapper, @SpeakerRyan has formally requested that he deny @HillaryClinton from classified briefings pic.twitter.com/Ro6NcG5cAp | In letter to DNI Clapper, @SpeakerRyan has formally requested that he deny @HillaryClinton from classified briefings pic.twitter.com/Ro6NcG5cAp |
| Clinton statement on death of Alton Sterling | Clinton statement on death of Alton Sterling |
| The Clinton campaign late Wednesday released a statement on the police killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after the justice department announced it was opening a civil rights investigation. | The Clinton campaign late Wednesday released a statement on the police killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after the justice department announced it was opening a civil rights investigation. |
| “The death of Alton Sterling is a tragedy, and my prayers are with his family, including his five children,” Clinton’s statement says. “From Staten Island to Baltimore, Ferguson to Baton Rouge, too many African American families mourn the loss of a loved one from a police-involved incident. Something is profoundly wrong when so many Americans have reason to believe that our country doesn’t consider them as precious as others because of the color of their skin.” | “The death of Alton Sterling is a tragedy, and my prayers are with his family, including his five children,” Clinton’s statement says. “From Staten Island to Baltimore, Ferguson to Baton Rouge, too many African American families mourn the loss of a loved one from a police-involved incident. Something is profoundly wrong when so many Americans have reason to believe that our country doesn’t consider them as precious as others because of the color of their skin.” |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |