I am happy about Chauvin's conviction, but I do feel it's inappropriate for the POTUS to make such comment on these types of cases. What do you think?

@Stillwaiting Who is Maxine Waters and what did she say?

@Stillwaiting This is true.

@Zeusdelight California Congresswoman. Basically called on rioters to escalate violent actions if guilty verdict not returned. Would serve her right if verdict appealed over her bullshit. The trial judge outright indicated the remarks were prejudicial. Seems like a rather clear threat to me.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/politics/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/politics/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maxine-waters-biden-chauvin-verdict-comments-appeal

@Stillwaiting She shouldn't have said it. But it is a threat the court would ignore. They do ignore idiots:)

@Zeusdelight They impeached Trump for less blatant statements. I have no issue with peaceful protest. She was saying similar things all last summer when BLM looters and rioters terrorized cities across the country. Its equally inciting violence and insurrection. She should be censured if not removed from office.

@Stillwaiting No, they didn't

@Stillwaiting I agree

@Zeusdelight He was impeached by the House, acquitted by the Senate. Twice.

@Stillwaiting Yes, he was

@Stillwaiting ROTFLMFAO ! “BLM looter and rioters”

Let’s take a closer look at who,was actually behind that, shall we?

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Meanwhile, near the White House, where First Amendment rights were being peacefully exercised?

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@Stillwaiting

Kind of like these?

@Stillwaiting

@SevIsPamprinYouAlways 🤣

@SevIsPamprinYouAlways They were encouraging BLM and Antifa violence, including bailing them out of jail so they could be back out at it sooner. As guilty at it as Trump re Jan 6th.

@SevIsPamprinYouAlways I'm not defending Trump. I'm saying the Dems are as guilty over BLM and Antifa violence, looting and destruction campaign that went on for months across the country. That was about the election too.

@Stillwaiting

You’re buying into a narrative carefully spun from the Right Wing. The violence at the summertime protests was organized and executed by far right groups. That’s not a cherry picked opinion; it’s demonstrative fact. Even the Justice Department under Trump’s administration was quite open about admitting this. The headlines above were only a fraction of the ones I could’ve retrieved. They all point to protests being hijacked by domestic terrorists from the Far Right, who used them to trigger violence and destruction.

However, I suspect neither of us will budge in our opinions/convictions on this matter. I just felt compelled to point out that the protests didn’t lead to violence and riots until white nationalists got involved.