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| Topic | Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan |
| CableZL 10/31/18 8:45:49 AM #1: | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-crime-somalia/kansas-militia-men-blame-trump-rhetoric-for-mosque-attack-plan-idUSKCN1N500O Three Kansas militia members who were convicted of plotting to bomb the mosque and homes of Somali immigrants should be granted leniency in their sentencing because they were inspired by President Donald Trumps rhetoric encouraging violence, lawyers for the men said in court documents. The defense lawyers, in filings made in federal court in Kansas, said the court had to acknowledge Trumps rough-and-tumble verbal pummeling in the 2016 election campaign that heightened the rhetorical stakes for people of all political persuasions. One of the lawyers said that Trump continued to stoke Islamophobia. Huh So now "because Trump said so" is being used as a legal defense. I wonder how that will turn out. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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