Monday, July 20, 2020
Trump law enforcement officials brush off pleas to butt out of Portland
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/ken-cuccinelli-federal-law-enforcement-portland-372570
President Donald Trump’s top law
enforcement officials on Monday defended the descent of militarized
government forces upon Portland, Ore., rejecting pleas from local and
state leaders to pull back the fusion of federal officers.
In an interview on CNN, acting deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed
the department deployed federal law enforcement personnel to Portland
over the July 4 weekend after having received “locally generated”
intelligence regarding “planned attacks” on federal facilities.
The
remarks from the three senior administration officials, none of whom
were confirmed by the Senate to serve in their current roles, come amid
national scrutiny of protesters’ treatment at the hands of DHS forces in
Portland.
One
viral video of the protests depicts a Navy veteran, who is standing
still, being beaten with a baton and tear-gassed by a group of masked
officers.
Another
piece of footage from Portland widely circulated online shows two men
wearing camouflage loading a protester into an unmarked van while
refusing to identify themselves to onlookers.
Asked
about criticisms of officers’ conduct Monday, Wolf placed blame on
“local leaders” in Portland whom he said “have fostered this environment
that allows these individuals to … do these very violent acts,
destructive acts night after night after night.”
Jerusalem court to rule on Malka Leifer in September
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283875
An Israeli court said Monday it would rule in September if an
Orthodox Jewish teacher accused of sexually abusing children in
Australia will be extradited, a courts spokeswoman told AFP.
The Jerusalem District Court heard new arguments by defense lawyers
Monday against the extradition of Malka Leifer, the latest chapter in
years of legal battles.
The court had ruled in May that she was mentally competent to stand trial, rejecting defense arguments to the contrary.
Leifer was not in court on Monday but took part by videoconference, the Israel Courts Administration spokeswoman said.
She is accused of child sex abuse while she was a teacher and
principal at a haredi Jewish school in Melbourne, where she had
emigrated from hernative Israel.
According to Australian media, she is facing 74 counts of child sex
abuse, but her lawyers say there were only "three actual complaints."
After allegations against her surfaced in Australia in 2008, Leifer
and her family left for Israel and have been living in the town of
Emmanuel.
Defense at extradition hearing: Leifer’s students effectively consented to abuse
https://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-at-extradition-hearing-leifers-students-effectively-consented-to-abuse/
State prosecutor Matan Akiva flatly rejected the claims, saying the alleged victims were in no place to say “no” to Leifer and that their principal had total control over them. Moreover, he argued that the nature of their ultra-Orthodox community in Melbourne left the girls without the tools to be able to cope with such abuse.
At a long-awaited extradition hearing for Malka Leifer on Monday, the
defense team of the former headmaster at an Australian school sought to
argue that those who accuse their client of sexual abuse had
effectively consented to it.
The highly anticipated session at the Jerusalem District Court
was the 69th hearing convened since Leifer was initially arrested in
2014, six years after fleeing Australia, where she now faces 74 charges
of child sex abuse.
Defense attorney Nick Kaufman argued that the three sisters accusing
his client were around or even over the consenting age of 18 when the
alleged abuse took place. He did not state specifically that the
allegations were true, but argued that even if they were, there were
holes in their stories, which should prevent Leifer from being
extradited.
State prosecutor Matan Akiva flatly rejected the claims, saying the alleged victims were in no place to say “no” to Leifer and that their principal had total control over them. Moreover, he argued that the nature of their ultra-Orthodox community in Melbourne left the girls without the tools to be able to cope with such abuse.
Trump’s Deceptive Ad on Biden and Defunding the Police
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/06/trumps-deceptive-ad-on-biden-and-defunding-the-police/
A Trump for President ad deceptively suggests that presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden supports a campaign to “defund
the police.” But Biden has said explicitly that he doesn’t.
However, Biden has said categorically and repeatedly that he opposes
defunding the police, a cause espoused by some of those protesting the
death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis and police
misconduct in general.
“No, I don’t support defunding the police,” Biden told
“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell on June 8. “I support
conditioning federal aid to police, based on whether or not they meet
certain basic standards of decency and honorableness. And, in fact, are
able to demonstrate they can protect the community and everybody in the
community.”
Biden reiterated that position in an op-ed published in USA Today on June 10.
Fact checking the Republican claim that Biden plans to defund the police, and Biden’s claim that Trump put brake on coronavirus tests
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fact-checking-the-republican-claim-that-biden-plans-to-defund-the-police-and-bidens-claim-that-trump-put-brake-on-coronavirus-tests-2020-07-11
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign team is
misrepresenting Democratic rival Joe Biden’s stance on improving police
practices following George Floyd’s death.
In ads and emails this week, the Trump campaign and the
Republican National Committee assert that Biden would “defund the
police.” That’s not Biden’s position. The former vice president has
repeatedly made clear he would boost money for social services and
condition federal dollars on police adhering to standards.
Trump ad ties Biden to defund police effort, warns Americans 'won't be safe'
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/507445-trump-campaign-ad-ties-biden-to-defund-police-effort-warns-americans-wont
The Trump campaign is doubling down on its message of "law and order"
with a dark ad released Wednesday telling Americans they "won't be
safe" if presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is elected president.
Biden has refused to back calls to defund the police but has voiced
support for further justice system reforms and expressed sympathy
with activists protesting racial inequality.
“The vast majority of
police are decent, honorable people, but there are bad apples, man. And
we have to change the way we teach the police,” Biden said at a recent
fundraiser. “We have to make sure that we deal with an entire new set of
standards at the federal level like Barack [Obama] and I were doing
before we left office. There’s so much we can do, the country is ready
for it. We don’t have to defund the police departments, we have to make
sure they meet minimum basic standards of decency.”
A similar Trump campaign ad that aired earlier this month received four Pinocchios from The Washington Post’s fact-checker.
Trump claims Joe Biden wants to defund police in upcoming Fox News interview
https://nypost.com/2020/07/17/trump-claims-joe-biden-wants-to-defund-police-in-fox-news-interview/
President Trump and Fox News host Chris Wallace get into a debate
over whether Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden “wants to
defund” the police in the tease for an interview set to air Sunday.
In a clip of the taped interview,
“Fox News Sunday” host Wallace rebuffs Trump’s claim that Biden’s unity
agenda with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) committed to defunding or
abolishing police.
“Let’s go, get me the charter, please!” an agitated Trump says in the brief clip.
'Let's go!': Trump snaps when pushed on false claim about Biden and police
https://www.independent.co.uk/us-election-2020/trump-does-joe-biden-want-to-defund-the-police-abolish-fox-news-interview-a9625711.html
Donald Trump testily lashed out at Chris Wallace after the Fox News Sunday host, during an interview to air this weekend, called out the president's false statement that Joe Biden wants to defund all police departments.
"Let's go!" the president said forcefully, appearing to look at
off-camera staff and give an order for someone to retrieve a Democratic
document he had just misquoted.
"Get me the charter, please," a clearly agitated Mr Trump said.
At the end of the brief-but-testy exchange, Mr Wallace looks bemused as he simply says, "Alright..."
Trump Wrongly Suggests Biden Supports Defunding The Police In Fox News Interview
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/07/17/trump-wrongly-suggests-biden-supports-defunding-the-police-in-fox-news-interview/#1e1f9b7e1d04
In an excerpt from a Fox News interview released Friday, President
Trump falsely claimed that Joe Biden supports “defunding the police” and
signed a “charter” with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) supporting the
progressive rallying cry, in what appears to be an attempt by the
president to pin the controversial idea on his opponent to make him
appear more radical.
Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/19/donald-trump-fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace-interview
‘I’ll be right eventually’
The interview was especially combative when it touched on Covid-19,
which has infected 3.7 million and killed more than 140,000 people in
the US.
Wallace repeatedly pressed Trump about the death toll, which the
president attempted to deflect by pointing to mortality rates in other
countries and saying the US had “one of the lowest in the world”.
“That’s not true, sir,” Wallace said, correctly.
The argument continued, and Trump asked his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, to “please bring me the mortality rate”.
“You have the numbers, please?” Trump asked. “Because I hear we have
the best mortality rate. Number, number one low mortality rate.”
Waving a paper, Trump said: “I hope you show this on air, because it shows what fake news is about.”
“I don’t think I’m fake news,” Wallace said.
'I Have to See.' President Trump Refuses to Say If He Will Accept the 2020 Election Results
https://time.com/5868739/trump-election-results-chris-wallace/
President Donald Trump refused to give a clear answer on whether he would accept this year’s presidential election results in an exclusive wide-ranging interview with Fox News, which aired Sunday.
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace pressed Trump to “give a direct answer” on whether he would accept the Nov. 3 election results or not.
“I have to see. Look, you — I have to see. No, I’m
not going to just say ‘yes.’ I’m not going to say no and I didn’t last
time either,” Trump said.
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