Trump pushes for more federal law enforcement in DC

I’m not happy about this. It’s like watching UF play Miami, I want them to both lose.

What i would prefer is for DC to stop doing stupid things like re-electing a guy caught on tape taking a bribe from the FBI. I don’t think people realize just how bad that looks to people in the area. Does any one want to do any business in ward knowing he expects a kick back as part of it?

Tell you what, I am happy to hang out in Tyson’s Corner at 9 pm. You willing to go hang out in Anacostia at 9 pm?

 

Sounds like Trump and that guy have a lot in common. And I sure wish America would stop doing stupid things like re-electing a guy who tried to overthrow an election.

 

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, a Barack Obama appointee. In his ruling, Engelmayer said that the government’s submissions failed to prove its claim that the grand jury materials “contained undisclosed information of significant historical or public interest.” He said that “with only very minor exceptions,” the evidence from the Maxwell grand juries is “a matter of public record.

 

To state the obvious, what an overreaction to one 19 year old being assaulted. What was he doing out at 3am in a (presumably) bad neighborhood anyway? Were drugs or alcohol involved? Is this now the litmus test for federal policing - a single assault? If so, we need to be sending the military to every town and city in the country asap!

 

A few years back I saw an interview that stuck with me. a tv crew interviewed locals in the worst crime areas in Baltimore. One older lady, poc, - “yes! please send help! I can’t step outside.” And many like her. The local gov was failing them.

will this effort help the worst areas of DC or will it be pics of humvees and idle national guardsmen in The National Mall and photo ops for trump.

 

One of the rare times you and I at least implicitly agree. Engelmayer in effect refused to release the grand jury transcripts because all of the relevant material in them was already a matter of public record.

In other words the Administration's request was nothing more than a political stunt to deflect from the real reason that Trump, Patel and AG Blondie (misspelling intentional) are refusing to release the more extensive files in their possession contains material that could implicate Trump or prominent Republican donors. Although it is unlikely that Trump himself was involved in relationships with girls victimized by Epstein and Maxwell there was the real possibility that he was aware of what Epstein was doing.

 

I’d like to go to the Wharf more. Thanks to Trump, I’ll be safe now

 

What about Mayor for Life

 

The police union approves of these moves

 

From the local ABC TV Host:

 

His Messiah Complex drives him to desperately be viewed as “America’s Savior.”

 

I've been to DC once in my life and after what we saw never had the urge to go back.

 

There is nothing new in that grand jury stuff and there isn't some super secret nor leaked about list showing who slept with underage girls. If I remember right Prince Andrew is the only big name that a victim said definitely messed with her besides Epstein and them. It may have been the one that committed suicide recently and she had said she was 17 then. They mentioned seeing Clinton and some others but never said they had done anything illegal with them.

 

Totally agree.
No reason to go to a govt city.

 

Pac answered that question almost 30 years ago

 

Lolwut. Where did you go? What hotel? What did you see? The tourist areas around the monuments and museums have always been walkable and safe, especially during the day. It’s basically school field trip central.

DC has its ghettos of course, like any city, but the tourist areas are about as safe and walkeable as anywhere - in my experience. So it’s curious where you went. There’s concert venues/bars in sketchy areas if not straight ghettos, the basketball arena is supposedly in a part of town that’s gotten really bad (esp post covid), but these aren’t really “tourist” stops anyway. Don’t get me wrong, even during the day once you go outside the tourist areas, there are transition areas where you’ll see plenty of homeless and crackheads if you are wandering. But DC has always done a good job “hiding” that from visitors. Granted, I’ve been there dozens and dozens of times, but it’s been almost 10 years (so none post covid).

 

Watch as the same people who called closing Dunkin Donuts in covid authoritarian rally behind actual boots on the ground in American cities

 

How is deploying the National Guard in DC a long term solution to crime? Or even a short time solution? Are they going to just stand around on street corners as deterrents? What is the strategy, and what are the tactics?

The better solution would be to hire more DC police, but God knows that wouldn't be enough of a Production for President Reality Show.