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Barr threatens to bust 'far-left extremist groups' in Floyd unrest
"We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities," the attorney general said.
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/05/30/william-barr-george-floyd-protests-290792
Attorney General William Barr announced Saturday that he won't wince at prosecuting protesters who cross state lines to participate in violent rioting as protests and unrest unfold across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd.
Barr said that while it's up to state and local leadership to halt the violence, the Department of Justice would support their efforts and take "all action necessary" to enforce federal law that prohibits crossing state lines to participate in or incite violent rioting.
"We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities," the attorney general said.
Barr went on to blame the violent incidents in Minneapolis and other cities on "far-left extremist groups," wording that echoes comments made earlier in the day by President Donald Trump in which he suggested the chaos was caused by "ANTIFA and the Radical Left" in a series of tweets.
"Unfortunately, with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful protests are being hijacked by violent radical elements," Barr said. "In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by far left extremist groups and anarchic groups using Antifa-like tactics."
No mention of FAR RIGHT White Supremacy, KKK...
Heather Hayer wasn't killed by the Far Left Extremists...
You sonofabitch!
Rewriting history to cover your Federalist ass.
jcmaine72
(1,773 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Desperation cloaks him like a sauna sweat.
Budi
(15,325 posts)K & R
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)Not that I am itching to sing any praises on that loser either.
It's already fascism officially now. It doesn't get any more fascist than saying being anti-fascism makes an American citizen a "terrorist."
Even the KKK and the other hate groups never got labeled terrorists. Let that sink in for a minute too. Even they never got labeled terrorists. Now, to be anti-fascism and anti-racism makes us terrorists in our own damn country. Greatest country in the world? "Great again?" My ass. No fucking way. Fuck this fascist shit.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)make a judgement as to who these agitators are before any investigation is done?!
Budi
(15,325 posts)Cuz it can be nobody & everybody & anybody all at the same time.
Not a word about his own Nazi groups, their symbols & their bloodline of racist hate.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)already defined Antifa, and that 's good enough for his base....It's just another instance of Trump getting out in front of the story to divert blame away from him and the radical right wing.
It's so maddening!!!!
Budi
(15,325 posts)Diversion, lying, propaganda & bull shit
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)are spamming those oulets saying it's Antifa with no evidence whatsoever. Lying bastards.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Hopefully, the Democratic governors will set him straight.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Did anyone actually expect Nazis to arrest Nazis?
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Instead of the mythical enemy of far right hate groups?