On Monday, the Washington Police Federation was completing President Trump’s use of amnesty when he left rioters who attacked more than 150 officers on January 6, 2021. He was convicted of the death of a black young man.
With a wave of pardon this week, Mr. Trump sent contradictory messages about his police support. He has shown that he would support them in many situations, even when the platerator prosecutors and bodies say they went away. But decision -making appears to be less focused on “blue support” more than those in blue.
Mr. Trump explained this when he used his compassionate strength to wipe the records of about 1,600 defendants, including those who used thunderbolt rifles and chemical spray on police officers. A day later, he disturbed that he would soon be released to help the convicted police officers after that A chase killed a 20 -year -old black man, Karon Hilton Brown, in 2020. The death of Mr. Hilton Brown-and Testim by police-resulted in protests in the country’s capital.
To some extent, one of the typical policy decisions was. Mr. Trump pardon Awards angry with awardsTherefore, he continued with a step aimed at showing the police. But some saw a distinguished racist dynamic in playing, as the president is separated alongside a large white mob on January 6 and with white police officers in the killing of Mr. Hilton Brown.
David told. Shortz, the lawyer for Mr. Hilton Brown, he “fully believes” that sweat played a pardon.
Amla Jones B, the mother of the 4 -year -old daughter of Mr. Hilton Brown, said the contradictions in Mr. Trump’s decisions regarding amnesty were confusing. She said: “You are only pardoning the people who caused the police officers, but it is now pardoning the police officers who have been harmed by the citizens.”
Wednesday was not the first time that Mr. Trump has supported law enforcement officers or law officials on charges of breaking the law. During his first term, he granted the mercy to American military officers who were convicted or accused of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Throughout his time in office, Mr. Trump often used his power to pardon for friends and allies, which other presidents did.
But at any time, this motivation was clear or widely of what it was when he was given the compassion for about 1,600 people who were arrested in relation to the January 6 attack. Many rioters wore, making America great again, and at some point, they even dropped an American flag that fly in the Capitol to replace it with Trump’s flag – a symbol whose loyalty was to a man, not to the nation.
Police unions are another field to support Mr. Trump, including the national police system of the police, who supported his campaign but condemned the amnesty of rioters on January 6.
Even in condemning the amnesty on January 6, the Washington Police Federation continued to defend the head of the officer, Tirins Soton and the Portnight Andrew Zabafsky from the Metropolitan Police Department, men I was convicted in the case of Mr. Hilton Brown. The union argued that men were victims of prosecutors who criminalized actions that could have been treated with training.
In a declaration that he intends to pass the compassion in the case, Mr. Trump has distorted the facts and accused Mr. Hilton Brown, an American citizen, of “illegal”.
“It only shows those who have the power here in America,” said Ms. Jones B. “I also feel a little shaking because if he thinks that he is an illegal, where does he get his information? Is he in reality he noticed?”
Mr. Soton was sentenced to more than five years in prison for second -class killing and obstructing justice in unauthorized pursuit. Mr. Zabafski was sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring with Mr. Soton to cover up the dead police. The two were free pending the results of their calls.
The Washington Police Federation celebrated the opening, praising Mr. Trump for its “tremendous correction” of what was called “injustice.”
Gillelikovsky, former police chief of Seattle and three other cities, said he believed that the Virgin for Mr. Trump was to the capital police officer was an attempt to restore his relationship with the police after the amnesty on January 6.
But he said he believed that the decision to pardon rioters on January 6 will be remembered in the law enforcement community, in part due to the fact that the day’s video clips are easily available.
“They say everything is in the past,” said Mr. Kerlikowske. “With all videos, it is clear that it’s not in the past. You can restore this.”
Officer Daniel Hodges, who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, said that he agreed with Mr. Trump’s amnesty in the case of Mr. Soton and Mr. Zablvski. But he warned against seeing Mr. Trump as a friend of law enforcement.
“He is really not a friend of the police,” he said. “He is a friend of the people who teach him.”
Mr. Hodges was explicit about the presentation of the racism he saw on January 6, and the famous at the time said that it was a pleasure to crush a white national rebellion. “
But four years later, Mr. Trump returned to Washington, victorious, and the Hodges officer was appointed to work on the opening and protect the president.
He said about the inauguration of Mr. Trump: “This is what the people voted for.” “So it is my job to ensure that it occurs in peace and security. I will not leave my personal feelings to affect how my job does.”
