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House to vote on censuring Gosar over video

stripped Rep. Marjorie Tay- gized,” she said. “He not tion of censure is read aloud
lor Greene, R-Ga., of her “I don’t know if it was to cre- only has not made any sort by the House speaker.
committee assignments for ate harm, if it was to incite of contact or outreach, nei-
spreading hateful and violent violence, if it was to fuel hate, ther he nor the Republican The House has censured its
conspiracy theories. but it probably accomplished leader (Kevin) McCarthy, but members on 23 occasions.
all of those things,” said Rep. he has also doubled down by The last censure resolution
“This is a dark and danger- Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. saying that I am somehow, was approved in 2010 involv-
ous road the majority is go- “We have an obligation to live you know, representative of ing Democratic Rep. Charles
ing down,” said Rep. Tom up to the highest standards undocumented people.” Rangel, the former chairman
Cole of Oklahoma, the possible, but also to hold each of the powerful House Ways
ranking Republican on the other up to those standards. “In a perfect world, he’d be and Means Committee, for
House Rules Committee. “I If we don’t do it, then what expelled,” she told report- financial misconduct. The
urge you for the future of we are doing is allowing for a ers. “We are not in a perfect censure carries no practical
the chamber to rethink this new norm to be created.” world, so censure and re- effect, except to provide a
course.” moval from committee I be- historic footnote that marks a
Last week, Gosar issued a lieve is appropriate.” lawmaker’s career.
Gosar posted the video over statement saying the video
week ago with a note saying, wasn’t meant to depict harm The resolution coming up for The censure resolution also
“Any anime fans out there?” or violence, calling it instead a vote states that depictions calls for Gosar’s removal
The roughly 90-second vid- “a symbolic portrayal of a of violence can foment ac- from the two committees he
(AP) — The House will vote eo was an altered version of fight over immigration poli- tual violence and jeopardize serves on: the Committee
Wednesday on a resolution a Japanese anime clip, inter- cy.” the safety of elected officials. on Natural Resources and
to censure Republican Rep. spersed with shots of Border It also cites the insurrection Committee on Oversight
Paul Gosar of Arizona for Patrol officers and migrants He told his House Republi- of the Capitol on Jan. 6 as and Reform, which includes
tweeting an animated video at the southern U.S. border. can colleagues during a pri- an example. The resolution Ocasio-Cortez.
that depicted him striking vate meeting Tuesday that goes on to say that violence
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor- During one roughly 10-sec- he would never espouse against women in politics is Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.,
tez, D-N.Y., with a sword. ond section, animated char- violence or harm to anyone. a global phenomenon meant was one of the few Republi-
acters whose faces had been Gosar noted that he took to silence and discourage cans saying he would vote to
Democratic lawmakers said replaced with Gosar. Greene the video down from his ac- them from seeking positions censure Gosar.
Gosar’s actions amounted of Georgia and Lauren Boe- count, according to a person of authority and participating
to threating another mem- bert of Colorado were shown in the room who spoke on in public life, with women of “We have to hold Members
ber’s life, calling the video fighting other animated char- condition of anonymity to color disproportionately im- accountable who incite or
“so beyond the pale.” Re- acters. In one scene, Gosar’s discuss the private meeting. pacted. glorify violence, who spread
publicans warned Democrats character is seen striking the and perpetuate dangerous
to be careful about dictating one made to look like Oca- Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday A censure resolution, if ap- conspiracies. The failure to
the punishment of those who sio-Cortez in the neck with a he has not apologized to her. proved by a majority of the do so will take us one step
serve in the minority because sword. The video also shows House, requires the censured closer to this fantasized vio-
of the precedent it will set. him attacking President Joe “It’s been well over a week. lawmaker to stand in the well lence becoming real,” Kinz-
Earlier this year, the House Biden. He not only has not apolo- of the House as the resolu- inger tweeted.

Judge at Rittenhouse trial blasts media coverage of him

(AP) — The judge at Kyle without members of the pub- a minor role in determining said he has been having de- summer of 2020. The former
Rittenhouse’s murder lic or press present. which jurors were alternates, fendants do it for at least 20 police youth cadet is white, as
trial said Wednesday that and the fact that he had not years. were those he shot.
he would “think long and Prosecutor Thomas Binger yet ruled on a defense motion
hard” about allowing tele- said they should be able to for a mistrial. “I would admit that there are Rittenhouse testified he acted
vised trials in the future, view any video they wanted not a large number of courts in self-defense, while pros-
criticizing media cover- as many times as they want- Schroeder said he hasn’t read that do that, maybe not any,” ecutors argued he provoked
age of some of his deci- ed, and the judge seemed to the motion to dismiss be- Schroeder said Wednesday. the violence. The case has
sions after calling pros- agree. “Sometimes there is cause he just received it on The jury of 12 deliberated for become a flashpoint in the
ecutors and defense attor- one piece of evidence that is Tuesday. a full day Tuesday without U.S. debate over guns, racial-
neys into court to discuss a absolutely critical. ... To me, reaching a decision. justice protests, vigilantism
jury request to view video if they want to watch it 100 “It’s just a shame that irre- and law and order.
presented earlier in the times, that’s them,” Schro- sponsible statements are be- Rittenhouse, 18, faces life in
trial. eder said. ing made,” Schroeder said of prison if convicted on the The jury appeared to be over-
comments in a Milwaukee most serious charge for us- whelmingly white. Prospec-
Jurors weighing charges Defense attorney Mark Rich- Journal Sentinel story from ing an AR-style semi-auto- tive jurors were not asked
against Rittenhouse returned ards said he would object to law school professors about matic rifle to kill two men to identify their race during
for a second day of delibera- the jury viewing video taken him not ruling on the mis- and wound a third during a the selection process, and the
tions after failing to reach a by a drone that prosecutors trial motion. night of protests against racial court did not provide a racial
swift verdict on whether he said showed Rittenhouse injustice in Kenosha in the breakdown.
was the instigator of a night pointing his gun at protest- The case went to the anony-
of bloodshed in Kenosha or a ers before the shootings. The mous jury after Schroeder al-
concerned citizen who came image prompted heated dis- lowed Rittenhouse to reach
under attack while trying to pute earlier in the trial over into a raffle drum and draw
protect property. technical questions about numbered slips that deter-
whether enlarging images mined which of the 18 ju-
About two hours into delib- notably changes them. rors who sat through the case
erations Wednesday, jurors would deliberate and which
asked to view video shown But before that, Schroeder ones would be dismissed as
earlier in the trial and Judge took exception to news sto- alternates.
Bruce Schroeder said he ries about his decisions to not
would determine the proce- allow the men Rittenhouse That task is usually per-
dures to allow that, though shot to be called victims and formed by a court clerk, not
it would be in the courtroom to allow Rittenhouse to play the defendant. Schroeder has