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| Trump says he is considering sending migrant detainees to sanctuary cities – live | Trump says he is considering sending migrant detainees to sanctuary cities – live |
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| Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Women in the World summit in New York today, recalled dealing with Wikileaks’ disclosures when she was secretary of state: | |
| “ I do have a personal connection to this because this happened in 2010 what I was Secretary of State. So there was a great deal of military information, there was a great deal of state department, diplomatic information because part of the reason you have an ambassador in a country is to have pick up information and report it back to the state department. There were memos and what were cables that were very honest, very candid, describing leaders, and saying ‘We heard this, and we met about that’. It was useful information because if you’re trying to figure out how to deal with a country, you want to have that material. | |
| When all of this was exposed, we had to scramble like crazy. Because in that trove of material, there were names of people, people who had helped our embassy or our military in Afghanistan, human rights activists, people who were then, prisoners of conscience who were trying to convince the United States, meeting with our embassy personnel to help them. So there were names of people. I had to make the decision to try to remove people, get them out of danger, create identities for them to make sure they weren’t going to be hurt. So I take it seriously.” | |
| Clinton said “I don’t know” whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should also be indicted for his role in publishing emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 election. | |
| Greg Craig, the former White House counsel under Barack Obama who was indicted Thursday, pleaded not guilty today and was released on his own recognizance, CNN reports. | Greg Craig, the former White House counsel under Barack Obama who was indicted Thursday, pleaded not guilty today and was released on his own recognizance, CNN reports. |
| Craig is accused of lying to federal authorities about his work for Ukraine, charges that grew out of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. | Craig is accused of lying to federal authorities about his work for Ukraine, charges that grew out of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. |
| San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón responds to Donald Trump’s threat to release immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities: | San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón responds to Donald Trump’s threat to release immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities: |
| “With immigrants being less likely to commit crimes than the U.S. born population, and with sanctuary jurisdictions being safer and more productive than non-sanctuary jurisdictions, the data damns this proposal as a politically motivated stunt that seeks to play politics with peoples’ lives. The fact that such a proposal is being peddled by the leader of the free world is an all-time low for American discourse, and it’s the clearest sign yet that the president fully intends to chart a path to reelection on the back of racist rhetoric and policies intended to divide us.” | “With immigrants being less likely to commit crimes than the U.S. born population, and with sanctuary jurisdictions being safer and more productive than non-sanctuary jurisdictions, the data damns this proposal as a politically motivated stunt that seeks to play politics with peoples’ lives. The fact that such a proposal is being peddled by the leader of the free world is an all-time low for American discourse, and it’s the clearest sign yet that the president fully intends to chart a path to reelection on the back of racist rhetoric and policies intended to divide us.” |
| Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf called Donald Trump’s proposal to ship unauthorized immigrants to sanctuary cities “an outrageous abuse of power and public resources.” | Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf called Donald Trump’s proposal to ship unauthorized immigrants to sanctuary cities “an outrageous abuse of power and public resources.” |
| “The idea that the administration thought in any way that it would be acceptable to use families and children - human beings - as political retribution against their enemies should infuriate every American,” she said on CNN. | “The idea that the administration thought in any way that it would be acceptable to use families and children - human beings - as political retribution against their enemies should infuriate every American,” she said on CNN. |
| Oakland is a sanctuary city, meaning it does not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. | Oakland is a sanctuary city, meaning it does not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. |
| “I am proud to be the mayor of a sanctuary city,” Schaaf said. “The data is very clear that immigrants, and even undocumented immigrants, commit far fewer crimes than non-immigrants.” | “I am proud to be the mayor of a sanctuary city,” Schaaf said. “The data is very clear that immigrants, and even undocumented immigrants, commit far fewer crimes than non-immigrants.” |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says of Donald Trump’s tweets: “He’s just being a freak, I mean, he’s just terrible.” | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says of Donald Trump’s tweets: “He’s just being a freak, I mean, he’s just terrible.” |
| In an interview with Recode, Pelosi said Trump’s approach to Twitter has “cheapened the presidency.” | In an interview with Recode, Pelosi said Trump’s approach to Twitter has “cheapened the presidency.” |
| “There’s more of a responsibility for a president to communicate his point of view, which we should respect, he’s the president of the United States, whether you agree with him or not, he has a point of view. But to use the office of the president as an attack vehicle ... for his market, it seems to have worked,” she said. | “There’s more of a responsibility for a president to communicate his point of view, which we should respect, he’s the president of the United States, whether you agree with him or not, he has a point of view. But to use the office of the president as an attack vehicle ... for his market, it seems to have worked,” she said. |
| Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to potential Fed picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore saying she has “strong” and “significant” concerns about them joining the board, the Hill reports. | Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to potential Fed picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore saying she has “strong” and “significant” concerns about them joining the board, the Hill reports. |
| She wrote that both men have a “history of forming views on policy based on political loyalties.” | She wrote that both men have a “history of forming views on policy based on political loyalties.” |
| Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is advising a Bronx Republican planning a run against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Magazine reports. | Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is advising a Bronx Republican planning a run against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Magazine reports. |
| Ruth Papazian, a medical journalist, has been telling Republican operatives that Lewandowski has agreed to serve as an unofficial adviser. | Ruth Papazian, a medical journalist, has been telling Republican operatives that Lewandowski has agreed to serve as an unofficial adviser. |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Donald Trump’s idea to ship detained immigrants to sanctuary cities as a way to stick it to Democrats “unworthy” of the presidency. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Donald Trump’s idea to ship detained immigrants to sanctuary cities as a way to stick it to Democrats “unworthy” of the presidency. |
| “It’s just another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the United States and disrespectful of the challenges that we face as a county, as a people, to address who we are: a nation of immigrants,” Pelosi told reporters Friday, the Hill reported. | “It’s just another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the United States and disrespectful of the challenges that we face as a county, as a people, to address who we are: a nation of immigrants,” Pelosi told reporters Friday, the Hill reported. |
| Pelosi’s San Francisco district was reportedly one of those the White House wanted to inundate with released detainees. | Pelosi’s San Francisco district was reportedly one of those the White House wanted to inundate with released detainees. |
| “That you could use ICE — or any other federal agency — to penalize or to visit retribution for political reasons, that’s not the act of a democratic government,” House majority leader Steny Hoyer said, according to the Hill. | “That you could use ICE — or any other federal agency — to penalize or to visit retribution for political reasons, that’s not the act of a democratic government,” House majority leader Steny Hoyer said, according to the Hill. |
| New York City comptroller Scott Stringer says Donald Trump’s idea of sending migrants to “sanctuary city” comes from a “warped mind.” | New York City comptroller Scott Stringer says Donald Trump’s idea of sending migrants to “sanctuary city” comes from a “warped mind.” |
| It takes a truly warped mind to think that releasing families who sought asylum at the border in Sanctuary Cities would be a “punishment.” These families are just seeking a better life, and Sanctuary Cities exist because we *want them here*. https://t.co/tSH9f6LjAf | It takes a truly warped mind to think that releasing families who sought asylum at the border in Sanctuary Cities would be a “punishment.” These families are just seeking a better life, and Sanctuary Cities exist because we *want them here*. https://t.co/tSH9f6LjAf |
| New York is one of the so-called sanctuaries targeted by Trump, since it does not allow local police to participate in immigration enforcement and in most cases refuses to turn immigrant detainees over to ICE. | New York is one of the so-called sanctuaries targeted by Trump, since it does not allow local police to participate in immigration enforcement and in most cases refuses to turn immigrant detainees over to ICE. |
| Trump’s tweet today doubling down on the idea is a reversal from his aides statements that it had been floated and rejected and was going nowhere. | Trump’s tweet today doubling down on the idea is a reversal from his aides statements that it had been floated and rejected and was going nowhere. |
| White House yesterday: "This was just a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion.”Trump today: “We are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing illegal immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only." | White House yesterday: "This was just a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion.”Trump today: “We are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing illegal immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only." |
| The Trump administration has finalized a rule to put new restrictions on food stamps, making it harder for states to waive work requirements for the assistance. The program requires able bodied adults with no kids to work or get job training in order to get food stamps, but many states waive the requirements. | The Trump administration has finalized a rule to put new restrictions on food stamps, making it harder for states to waive work requirements for the assistance. The program requires able bodied adults with no kids to work or get job training in order to get food stamps, but many states waive the requirements. |
| It could result in 750,000 people losing food stamps, according to NPR. | It could result in 750,000 people losing food stamps, according to NPR. |
| Donald Trump called it a “major international victory” that the International Criminal Court rejected a request by the court’s top prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. | Donald Trump called it a “major international victory” that the International Criminal Court rejected a request by the court’s top prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. |
| “We welcome this decision and reiterate our position that the United States holds American citizens to the highest legal and ethical standards,” said Trump, whose administration has attacked the international court on multiple fronts. | “We welcome this decision and reiterate our position that the United States holds American citizens to the highest legal and ethical standards,” said Trump, whose administration has attacked the international court on multiple fronts. |