Judge In Chauvin Case: Rep. Waters Comments May Mean ‘Whole Trial Being Overturned’

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On Monday, Judge Peter Cahill, who is the presiding judge on the Derek Chauvin case involving the death of George Floyd, said that comments made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) over the weekend could result to the “whole trial being overturned” on appeal. “And it is so pervasive that it is I just don’t know how this jury it can really be said to be that they are free from the taint of this,” the lawyer representing Derek Chauvin said. “And now that we have U.S. representatives, threatening acts of violence in relation to the specific case, it’s mind boggling

Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Riot Bill

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On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed HB 1, known as the “Anti-Riot Bill,” which aims to crack down on rioting as further riots are expected to breakout after the verdict of the Derek Chauvin case involving the death of George Floyd is announced. According to WFLA, the bill “defines ‘riot’ as a violent public disturbance involving 3 or more people acting with common intent resulting in injury to others, damage to property, or the imminent danger of injury or damage.” [adsanity_group num_ads=”1″ align=”aligncenter” num_columns=”1″ group_ids=”2381″/] “[The Anti-Riot bill] Creates a new second-degree felony called an ‘aggravated riot,’ which

Pelosi Backs Waters As She Incites Insurrection: McCarthy Calls For Censure

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) could not have been plainer.  Standing in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota – where rioting has broken out over the police shooting of Daunte Wright, a young black male stopped for a traffic violation –  Waters said this when asked about  the trial of Derek Chauvin, the latter the Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd (bold print for emphasis supplied): “We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business.” [adsanity_group align=’aligncenter’ num_ads=1 num_columns=1 group_ids=’2381′]

Kevin McCarthy Demands Pelosi Take Action Against Maxine Waters

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On Sunday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) demanded Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) take action against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) over comments that Waters made to rioters over the weekend, who said that if Derek Chauvin is not convicted of a crime for the killing of George Floyd, then rioters need to “get more confrontational” and “make sure that they know we mean business.” “Maxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis — just as she has incited it in the past,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter. “If Speaker Pelosi doesn’t act against this dangerous rhetoric, I will bring

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