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BumRushDaShow

(129,312 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:01 PM Apr 3

'We are doubling down': Attorney General Garland announces new initiatives to combat violent crime

Source: ABC News

April 3, 2024, 11:32 AM

Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Chicago Wednesday to highlight decreases in violent crime around the country, and announced a surge of investments and resources that he said will be aimed at "doubling down" on recent progress by law enforcement and their local partners.

"These declines are not just abstract statistics," Garland said. "As you know so well, they represent people -- people who are still here to see their children grow up, to work toward fulfilling their dreams, and to contribute to their communities."

Garland's comments come in an election year when violent crime is a major campaign issue, and one that Biden's opponent, former President Donald Trump has attacked him on. While violent crime is dramatically falling, Trump and other Republicans have criticized the president over his handling of crime -- often mentioning several high-profile crimes that are alleged to have been committed by immigrants who crossed the southern border illegally.

In remarks at a conference for federal grantees, Garland pointed to statistics showing that last year, the U.S. saw the largest one-year decline in homicides in half a century, including a 13% decrease last year in Chicago.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doubling-attorney-general-garland-announces-new-initiatives-combat/story?id=108800248

Link to DOJ AG REMARKS - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Conference

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'We are doubling down': Attorney General Garland announces new initiatives to combat violent crime (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 3 OP

Now do non-violent crime. Xoan Apr 3 #1

Everything tRump does is a violent crime against America. DOUBLE DOWN ON HIM. BamaRefugee Apr 3 #2

You mean his friends. onecaliberal Apr 3 #6

MAGA violence is typical tourist behavior IronLionZion Apr 3 #3

Wait, what? I thought Garland was an evil nefarious Republican saboteur out to get Trump re-elected? Fiendish Thingy Apr 3 #4

Look over here, shiny object. Ignore I'm letting democracy be ripped off by Russian lovers. onecaliberal Apr 3 #5

Yup, your post is correct. republianmushroom Apr 3 #7

Hey, gab13by13 Apr 3 #9

An update republianmushroom Apr 3 #10

Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State gab13by13 Apr 3 #8

LOL. This is rich coming from mister slow-walk PSPS Apr 3 #11

Mister no walk. Mister let the insurrectionist keep planning for four more fucking years while you do fuck all about it onecaliberal Apr 3 #13

Finally an end to violent crime is nigh! With this guy on the case they don't stand a chance! Blues Heron Apr 3 #12

Does this include the violent crimes initiated by the orange menace and his cult Republican Party? Magoo48 Apr 3 #14

A good way to directly rebut the radical right's lies about "rampant crime." CaptainTruth Apr 3 #15

Xoan

(25,322 posts)

1. Now do non-violent crime.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:15 PM

Apr 3

BamaRefugee

(3,487 posts)

2. Everything tRump does is a violent crime against America. DOUBLE DOWN ON HIM.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:15 PM

Apr 3

But you won't. It might upset your Republican bridge partners or golf buddies.

onecaliberal

(32,882 posts)

6. You mean his friends.

Reply to BamaRefugee (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:35 PM

Apr 3

IronLionZion

(45,494 posts)

3. MAGA violence is typical tourist behavior

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:19 PM

Apr 3

but yes homicide and drug/gang related violence and gun violence needs to be addressed in many communities nationwide.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,650 posts)

4. Wait, what? I thought Garland was an evil nefarious Republican saboteur out to get Trump re-elected?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:24 PM

Apr 3

Or so I’ve been told.

onecaliberal

(32,882 posts)

5. Look over here, shiny object. Ignore I'm letting democracy be ripped off by Russian lovers.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:28 PM

Apr 3

republianmushroom

(13,653 posts)

7. Yup, your post is correct.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:39 PM

Apr 3

gab13by13

(21,379 posts)

9. Hey,

Reply to republianmushroom (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:43 PM

Apr 3

Jury selection is supposed to begin April 15th in the campaign finance violation trial. Get ready to stop the countdown.

republianmushroom

(13,653 posts)

10. An update

Reply to republianmushroom (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:47 PM

Apr 3

Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation
Source: The Guardian

Trump’s social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors

Hugo Lowell
Wed 3 Apr 2024 06.00 EDT

Donald Trump’s social media company Trump Media managed to go public last week only after it had been kept afloat in 2022 by emergency loans provided in part by a Russian-American businessman under scrutiny in a federal insider-trading and money-laundering investigation.

[...]

The situation led Trump Media to take emergency loans, including from an entity called ES Family Trust, which opened an account with Paxum Bank, a small bank registered on the Caribbean island of Dominica that is best known for providing financial services to the porn industry.

Through leaked documents, the Guardian has learned that ES Family Trust operated like a shell company for a Russian-American businessman named Anton Postolnikov, who co-owns Paxum Bank and has been a subject of a years-long joint federal criminal investigation by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into the Trump Media merger.

[...]

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/03/trump-media-es-family-trust-2022-loans

gab13by13

(21,379 posts)

8. Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:41 PM

Apr 3

was on Nicolle Wallace yesterday. Nicolle read 3 or 4 vile threats that were sent to Jena. Jena replied that there were worse ones.

Magats are blaming Jena for the lawsuit that tried to keep Trump off the ballot, she had nothing to do with it. Jena made the statement that only 20 people have been arrested who made threats to election workers. She said 38% of election workers have quit in Colorado.

I'm guessing the same thing is happening across the country. We were told that threats to public officials would be addressed once Kristen Clarke was confirmed.

PSPS

(13,608 posts)

11. LOL. This is rich coming from mister slow-walk

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Wed Apr 3, 2024, 01:21 PM

Apr 3

onecaliberal

(32,882 posts)

13. Mister no walk. Mister let the insurrectionist keep planning for four more fucking years while you do fuck all about it

Reply to PSPS (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 01:42 PM

Apr 3

Blues Heron

(5,939 posts)

12. Finally an end to violent crime is nigh! With this guy on the case they don't stand a chance!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 01:27 PM

Apr 3

Magoo48

(4,717 posts)

14. Does this include the violent crimes initiated by the orange menace and his cult Republican Party?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 04:31 PM

Apr 3

That might be a good place to double down.

CaptainTruth

(6,599 posts)

15. A good way to directly rebut the radical right's lies about "rampant crime."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 06:18 PM

Apr 3

I can see this as part of an overall strategy, & it's a good one. Attack the radical right & shoot down every one of their BS lying talking points.

Sorry if I offend the Garland haters here... I often wonder what the Venn diagram of "Garland haters" & "Pelosi enablers" would look like. Seems to me it would be very close to a single circle.

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