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Trump Considers Pardon For First Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ, Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson was arrested because he allegedly brought a prostitute across state lines. John- son dated and married white women. Here he is shown with his wife. He fled to Europe after skip- ping bail. He later returned to the U. S. and was jailed for a year.
Democratic National Committee Files Lawsuit Against Russia, Trump Campaign And Associates
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) named the Russian government, the Trump campaign, Trump family members, WikiLeaks and others Friday in a sweep- ing lawsuit making a detailed case for collusion between the Russians and Trump cam- paign operatives.
No one is above the law and the perpetrators of this attack must be held accountable,” Tom Perez, the DNC chair- man said in a statement. “They successfully hacked the Demo- cratic Party in 2016 and they will be back. We must prevent future attacks on our democ- racy, and that’s exactly what we’re doing today. This is not partisan, it’s patriotic.”
The DNC alleges a wide- ranging “Russia-Trump con- spiracy” and relies on the same racketeering statutes have been employed in taking down the mob.
“The conspiracy constituted an act of previously unimagin- able treachery: the campaign of the presidential nominee of a major party in league with a hostile foreign power to bol- ster its own chance to win the Presidency,” the lawsuit al-
Democratic National Com- mittee chair, Tom Perez made the announcement on Friday.
leges.
The defendants in the case
include both Russian nationals and prominent figures in the Trump campaign, including the president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his one-time campaign chair- man, Paul Manafort. Sev- eral of those named, like Manafort, have been charged by special counsel Robert Mueller. Democrats said they have written a first draft of what they undoubtedly hope criminal prosecutors will find.
The president is not named personally, but his campaign is one of the defendants.
Trump Talking Head, Sean Hannity Has Bought 870 Homes With Help From HUD
According to reports, Fox host Sean Hannity talks to President Trump daily.
Small Group Of Neo-Nazis Burn 18-Foot Swatiskas After Georgia Rally
Sylvester Stallone has asked Pres. Trump to pardon heavyweight boxing cham- pion Jack Johnson.
Trump tweeted, “His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial. Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am consider- ing a Full Pardon!”
Johnson was the first black heavyweight world champion, winning the title in 1908. Rather than being lionized, the atti- tudes of the day saw race riots break out when, in a 1910 fight in Reno, he severely beat white
fighter Jim Jefferies. Johnson’s defiance of the
conventions of the day – he lived lavishly and dated outside of his race in a time when whites often killed Blacks without fear of legal repercussions – saw him arrested in 1913 and charged with transporting a prostitute across state lines, a violation of the Mann Act. He was con- victed, and said, “They cruci- fied Christ. Why not me?” He then skipped bail and went to Europe. He returned to the U.S. in 1920 and served almost a year in jail.
Johnson died in 1946 at age
68, and his legend has since grown. A 2004 Ken Burns documentary, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, was acclaimed. There was also The Great White Hope, a film which was based on Johnson’s story and starred James Earl Jones. There was also a Miles Davis album trib- ute to Johnson.
A Johnson pardon bill that was passed by the House of Rep- resentatives in 2008, but failed in the Senate, but other propos- als have been approved, most recently in 2015. Still, the formal pardon has not gone through.
Fox News host Sean Han- nity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S. through the help of foreclosures and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
More than 870 homes in seven different states have been purchased over the past decade, ranging from large mansions to rentals for low-income families, according to the newspaper.
For some of the mortgages, Hannity reportedly obtained funding from HUD under the National Housing Act loan pro- gram, which was first guaran- teed under President Obama’s administration.
Secretary Ben Carson’s de- partment recently increased Hannity’s original $17.9 mil- lion mortgage for purchases in Georgia by an additional $5 million.
Hannity did not disclose his cooperation with HUD when he had Carson on his show last June, the Guardian noted.
During that segment, Han- nity praised Carson, telling him, “you’ve done a good job.”
Hannity also railed against the state of public housing and made the false claim that home ownership was at a 51-year-low, the Guardian reported.
Hannity’s real estate at- torney Christopher Reeve said his client’s property hold- ings were “highly confidential” and not relevant for the public.
A neo-Nazi rally near Atlanta on Saturday resulted in about 10 arrests, as some 700 law en- forcement officers were on duty in a bid to maintain order, re- ports said.
Local officials were deter- mined to avoid the level of vio- lence seen at similar events held elsewhere.
The demonstration in New- nan, Ga., 38 miles southwest of the state capital, appeared to be the largest face-off between neo- Nazis and anti-fascist demon- strators, since clashes in Charlottesville, Va., last year that killed one person, USA Today reported.
Some anti-fascist counter- protesters were reportedly ar- rested for wearing masks, which were listed among prohibited items.
A row of officers wearing riot gear formed a human shield to prevent groups from clashing, the report said.
Members of the National So- cialist Movement, a white na- tionalist organization labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, gained a permit last month for the Satur-
Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the U.S., held a swastika burning after a rally on April 21, 2018 in Draketown, Georgia. Community members had opposed the rally in Newnan and came out to embrace racial unity in the small Georgia town. Fearing a repeat of the violence that broke out after Charlottesville, hundreds of police officers were stationed in the town during the rally in an attempt to keep the anti racist protesters and neo-Nazi groups separated.
day rally.
About 24 of its members at-
tended, wearing black clothing and performing the Nazi salute. At least 100 people stood in op- position to the gathering. Some included members of Antifa, the anti-fascist movement, who held signs such as “Take your HATE elsewhere.”
Other signs said “Love thy neighbor,” while a helicopter pulled a banner that said, “New- nan believes in love for all.”
Newnan police Chief Dou- glas “Buster” Meadows said he was “very relieved” to see the event didn’t include any vio- lence. No injuries or property damage were reported, he said.
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