Jury hears opening statements in 'Unite the Right" trial
3 years, 4 months ago

Jury hears opening statements in 'Unite the Right" trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jurors heard opening statements Thursday in a civil lawsuit that accuses white nationalists of conspiring to commit violence at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017. Karen Dunn, a lead attorney for nine people who are suing over physical and emotional injuries they received, told the jury that the white nationalists planned the violence for months ahead of the rally. The federal lawsuit accuses some of the country’s most well-known white nationalists of orchestrating a conspiracy to commit violence against Blacks, Jewish people and others.

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White nationalist groups must pay more than $2 million to victims of ‘Unite the Right’ rally, federal appeals court rules
8 months, 2 weeks ago

White nationalist groups must pay more than $2 million to victims of ‘Unite the Right’ rally, federal appeals court rules

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that white supremacist and nationalist groups will have to pay a more than $2 million in punitive damages to people who suffered physical or emotional injuries from the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In Monday’s opinion, Chief Judge Albert Diaz wrote, “… we vacate the district court’s order …

Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence

Hindustan Times  

RICHMOND, Va. — Four years after violence erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay a total of more than $26 million in damages to people with physical or emotional injuries from the event. Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence …

Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia melted down
1 year, 4 months ago

Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia melted down

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, a Charlottesville-based …

5 Years After Fascist Rally In Charlottesville, An Insurrectionist Is On The City Payroll
2 years, 7 months ago

5 Years After Fascist Rally In Charlottesville, An Insurrectionist Is On The City Payroll

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Allen Groat attended two “Million MAGA” marches in Washington, D.C., after the November 2020 election, when thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump descended on the nation’s capital to push the “big lie” about widespread voter fraud. in this clip from the same BWC video, groat tells the cops "we love you guys" and says he's "sorry …

Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
3 years, 3 months ago

Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. After a nearly monthlong civil trial, the jury in U.S. District Court deadlocked on two key claims but found the white nationalists …

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — For those of us who are growing increasingly worried about the prospect of even more deadly political violence in the United States, Tuesday’s verdict by a Charlottesville jury – which held extreme far-right leaders and groups that organized and participated in the violent …

Charlottesville verdict: White supremacists ordered to pay millions for "Unite the Right" rally
3 years, 3 months ago

Charlottesville verdict: White supremacists ordered to pay millions for "Unite the Right" rally

Salon  

On Wednesday, a federal jury found all defendants in a lawsuit stemming from the "Unite the Right Rally" – a violent demonstration led by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia – guilty of violating a Virginia state conspiracy law. The suit, whose plaintiffs argued that they had violated an 1871 bill designed protect African Americans from vigilante terrorism, took aim at …

White nationalists ordered to pay millions in damages to victims of Charlottesville protest violence
3 years, 3 months ago

White nationalists ordered to pay millions in damages to victims of Charlottesville protest violence

ABC  

A US jury has ordered white nationalist leaders and organisations to pay more than $US25 million in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Key points: The lawsuit was filed by nine people who were injured during two days of demonstrations The US District Court found white nationalists liable on four counts …

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Unite the Right verdict sends an urgent message

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — For those of us who are growing increasingly worried about the prospect of even more deadly political violence in the United States, Tuesday’s verdict by a Charlottesville jury – which held extreme far-right leaders and groups that organized and participated in the violent …

Why the Charlottesville ruling counts as a win.
55 years, 2 months ago

Why the Charlottesville ruling counts as a win.

Slate  

After four weeks of arguments, 36 witnesses, and three long days of deliberations, a federal jury in Charlottesville, Virginia awarded more than $26 million in damages against two dozen white supremacists and violent right wing organizations who had organized the 2017 Unite the Right rally that ended in the death of a counter-protester and injuries to many others. The jurors …

Jury awards $25m in damages to victims in 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ assault in Charlottesville
3 years, 3 months ago

Jury awards $25m in damages to victims in 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ assault in Charlottesville

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal jury has …

'Violent hate won't go unanswered': Plaintiffs and community celebrate Charlottesville verdict
3 years, 4 months ago

'Violent hate won't go unanswered': Plaintiffs and community celebrate Charlottesville verdict

Raw Story  

The decision by a Virginia jury to find the organizers of Unite the Right liable for conspiracy to commit racial, religious and ethnic harassment and violence was hailed by the legal team and the Charlottesville community today. "This case has sent a clear message: Violent hate won't go unanswered," said Amy Spitalnick, the executive director of Integrity First for America, …

Charlottesville defendants found liable for civil conspiracy and ordered to pay millions in damages
3 years, 4 months ago

Charlottesville defendants found liable for civil conspiracy and ordered to pay millions in damages

Raw Story  

Returning a verdict against dozensof white supremacist leaders and organizations who organized Unite the Right, a Virginia jury has awarded more than $25 million in damages to nine plaintiffs who were injured in the violence during the chaotic rally that ended with a car attack by James Fields. While the ostensible reason for the rally was to support two Confederate …

Organizers of 2017 Unite the Right rally found liable for conspiracy
3 years, 4 months ago

Organizers of 2017 Unite the Right rally found liable for conspiracy

Daily Mail  

A jury in a civil case over the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally has awarded victims $25 million in damages after finding that organizers are liable for civil conspiracy and other charges under Virginia law. A jury has awarded plaintiffs who witnessed, or were hurt at, the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 more than $25 …

Defendants in Charlottesville rally trial had no coherent strategy.
55 years, 2 months ago

Defendants in Charlottesville rally trial had no coherent strategy.

Slate  

The jury in Sines v. Kessler, the landmark civil lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, began its second day of deliberations on Monday. “Isn’t it strange that the only faces shown belong to you and your co-defendant, Natalie Romero?” Cantwell asked plaintiff Devin Willis while showing a livestream of the tiki torch rally …

‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — White nationalists “planned, executed and then celebrated” racially motivated violence that killed one counterprotester and injured dozens, lawyers for nine people hurt during the 2017 “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville said Thursday as they urged jurors to hold some of the country’s most well-known white supremacists accountable. Attorney James Kolenich, who represents Jason Kessler, the lead …

Charlottesville Plaintiffs Request $3-10 Million In Damages Each As Trial Nears End
3 years, 4 months ago

Charlottesville Plaintiffs Request $3-10 Million In Damages Each As Trial Nears End

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In their closing remarks on Thursday, attorneys for the nine people suing a group of white nationalists over the violent “Unite the Right” rally asked jurors to award each plaintiff a sum between $3 million to $10 million depending on the severity of their injuries. Dunn read one message from neo-Nazi Jeff Schoep: “Hope they’ll crash our …

6 Takeaways From The 'Unite The Right' Trial In Charlottesville So Far
3 years, 4 months ago

6 Takeaways From The 'Unite The Right' Trial In Charlottesville So Far

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An unsavory array of right-wing figures appeared in a Charlottesville, Virginia, federal court this week, marking the third straight week of trial proceedings in an ambitious, long-running civil lawsuit against a dozen individuals and groups accused of planning the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017. The nine plaintiffs in the suit — which was brought by …

Mein Kampf, racial slurs and Antifa conspiracies lead wild first week at Charlottesville trial
3 years, 4 months ago

Mein Kampf, racial slurs and Antifa conspiracies lead wild first week at Charlottesville trial

Raw Story  

It didn't take long for a landmark civil trial over the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, to take a bizarre turn. Just hours into proceedings — which are expected to last for months — neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell dropped racial slurs, made a passing reference to Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, floated a conspiracy theory involving Antifa and …

'Unite The Right' Trial Kicks Off With Focus On Organizers' Calls For Violence
3 years, 4 months ago

'Unite The Right' Trial Kicks Off With Focus On Organizers' Calls For Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The civil trial over the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally got underway in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Thursday as lawyers for community members argued that white nationalist organizers of the event planned for and encouraged violence. The night of Aug. 11, 2017, dozens of neo-Nazis and white supremacists marched with tiki torches through the University of Virginia’s …

‘Unite the Right’ rally’s planners accused in civil trial
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Unite the Right’ rally’s planners accused in civil trial

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The violence at the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville shocked the nation, with people beaten to the ground, lighted torches thrown at counterdemonstrators and a self-proclaimed Hitler admirer ramming his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring dozens more. It accuses some of the country’s most well-known white nationalists of orchestrating a …

Charlottesville’s reckoning: Unite the Right organizers go on trial
3 years, 4 months ago

Charlottesville’s reckoning: Unite the Right organizers go on trial

Raw Story  

A civil trial against organizers of the deadly August 2017 Unite the Right rally gets underway in Charlottesville, Va. today, the culmination of more than four years of litigation. The plaintiffs, who were injured in the explosion of violence that culminated when James Alex Fields Jr. accelerated his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of antiracist marchers killing Heather Heyer, seek …

The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway
3 years, 4 months ago

The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway

NPR  

The trial of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' organizers is underway In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Jury selection began this morning in a civil trial in Charlottesville, with two dozen defendants involved in the deadly Unite the Right rally there in the summer of 2017. …

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues
3 years, 11 months ago

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues

Associated Press  

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Virginia’s highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. The state Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of a group of residents who sued to block …

New Hampshire white nationalist goes on trial over threats
4 years, 6 months ago

New Hampshire white nationalist goes on trial over threats

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Christopher Cantwell, a New Hampshire resident, has remained in …

Civil Rights Groups, Black Lives Matter Sue Trump Administration Over Protest Violence
4 years, 9 months ago

Civil Rights Groups, Black Lives Matter Sue Trump Administration Over Protest Violence

NPR  

Civil Rights Groups, Black Lives Matter Sue Trump Administration Over Protest Violence Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration and federal law enforcement agencies, saying they violated the constitutional rights of demonstrators who …

Charlottesville suit seeks to link online talk to violence
5 years, 4 months ago

Charlottesville suit seeks to link online talk to violence

Associated Press  

The white nationalist rally that took a deadly turn in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the summer of 2017 shocked Americans with its front-row view of hatred on the rise. One defendant in the case, according to the lawsuit, vowed online that he would “come barehanded and barefisted,” adding, “My guys will be ready with lots of nifty equipment.” The online planning …

Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest
5 years, 6 months ago

Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

NPR  

Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP A Virginia judge has blocked efforts to remove the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee that was at the center of the deadly violence that erupted in Charlottesville in 2017. In a ruling issued this week, Judge Richard E. Moore …

Activists Injured In 2017 Charlottesville Rally File Civil Lawsuit Against Organizers
5 years, 6 months ago

Activists Injured In 2017 Charlottesville Rally File Civil Lawsuit Against Organizers

NPR  

Activists Injured In 2017 Charlottesville Rally File Civil Lawsuit Against Organizers Ten individuals impacted by the violence of the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., have filed a federal civil suit against two dozen organizers of the rally. HANNAH ALLAM, BYLINE: There are certain memories Liz Sines can't get out of her head from the weekend hundreds of white …

Charlottesville, two years later: Have we learned nothing? (opinion)
5 years, 7 months ago

Charlottesville, two years later: Have we learned nothing? (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jess Row is the author of White Flights: Race, Fiction, and the American Imagination, just published by Graywolf Press. The violence of August 2017 helped galvanize a broad anti-racist political coalition that has achieved some notable successes in the past two years, from the 2018 opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the first monument to …

Lawyers ask judge to order white nationalist to stop threats
5 years, 8 months ago

Lawyers ask judge to order white nationalist to stop threats

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in connection with a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, asked a judge Tuesday to order one of the men who participated in the violence to stop making “unlawful threats” against the plaintiffs and their lead attorney. In a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville, lawyers …

‘Avowed white supremacists’ pleaded guilty to conspiring to riot at fatal ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Avowed white supremacists’ pleaded guilty to conspiring to riot at fatal ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville

Raw Story  

On Friday, Benjamin Drake Daley and Michael Miselis pleaded guilty for their roles in the "Unit The Right" rally Charlottesville, Va, reported The Los Angeles Times. "Benjamin Drake Daley, a founder of the so-called Rise Above Movement, and Michael Miselis, a member who worked as an aerospace engineer for Northrop Grumman, entered their pleas in a Charlottesville courtroom. “These avowed …

Trump Defends 'Both Sides' Charlottesville Comments With A New Falsehood
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump Defends 'Both Sides' Charlottesville Comments With A New Falsehood

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Friday defended comments he made after the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, when he infamously said there were “very fine people on both sides” of the violent white supremacist gathering. “I was talking about people that went because they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. …

Charlottesville wasn’t about Robert E. Lee, Mr. President. It was about racism (opinion)
5 years, 10 months ago

Charlottesville wasn’t about Robert E. Lee, Mr. President. It was about racism (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an assistant professor in presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and the author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.” She hosts the history podcast “Past Present” and released the podcast “A12.” The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. …

Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman
6 years, 3 months ago

Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

NPR  

Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman Enlarge this image toggle caption Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail/AP Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail/AP Updated at 7:07 p.m. ET James Alex Fields Jr., who rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., last year was found guilty on Friday of killing Heather Heyer and injuring …

Judge: White nationalists must turn over phones for lawsuit
6 years, 4 months ago

Judge: White nationalists must turn over phones for lawsuit

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Two dozen white nationalists accused in a lawsuit of violating civil rights laws during a deadly 2017 rally in Virginia have been ordered to turn over their cellphones and other electronic devices so the contents can be used as evidence when the case comes to trial. Some of the white nationalists also have been ordered to sign …

US authorities charge four members of neo-Nazi movement with inciting violence in 2017 Virginia case that saw one person killed
6 years, 5 months ago

US authorities charge four members of neo-Nazi movement with inciting violence in 2017 Virginia case that saw one person killed

Firstpost  

US authorities charged four members of a white supremacist movement with inciting violence over the deadly “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017. Washington: US authorities charged four members of a white supremacist movement with inciting violence over the deadly “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017. Their own “extensive” social media presence documented …

4 White Supremacists Charged In Deadly 2017 Charlottesville Rally
6 years, 5 months ago

4 White Supremacists Charged In Deadly 2017 Charlottesville Rally

NPR  

4 White Supremacists Charged In Deadly 2017 Charlottesville Rally Four Californian men were arrested Tuesday and charged with violating the federal riot act and conspiracy for their participation in the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Four California men who belong to a white supremacist group have been arrested and charged with rioting at the …

'Unite The Right' Rally Forced Charlottesville To Rethink Town's Racial History
6 years, 7 months ago

'Unite The Right' Rally Forced Charlottesville To Rethink Town's Racial History

NPR  

'Unite The Right' Rally Forced Charlottesville To Rethink Town's Racial History Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin T. Gellerson for NPR Justin T. Gellerson for NPR Charlottesville has long been known known as a charming college town — home to the University of Virginia and its founder Thomas Jefferson. "Everything that's been going on since Thomas Jefferson created this place …

The Spectacular Catastrophe Of Charlottesville Rally Organizer's Lawsuit For A Unite The Right Sequel
6 years, 7 months ago

The Spectacular Catastrophe Of Charlottesville Rally Organizer's Lawsuit For A Unite The Right Sequel

Huff Post  

Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler at a press conference in front of City Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. “I’ll fly in the day before next time.” “Your client’s not here, you were not here, and I want to know what’s going on,” Moon said. He told reporters afterward that Kessler wouldn’t be pursuing the permit anymore for …

Organiser of Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' march wins approval to hold rally in Washington DC
6 years, 9 months ago

Organiser of Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' march wins approval to hold rally in Washington DC

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The organiser of a …

Organiser of deadly white supremacist march in Charlottesville planning second rally, but nobody wants to come
6 years, 10 months ago

Organiser of deadly white supremacist march in Charlottesville planning second rally, but nobody wants to come

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The organiser of a …

Black Man Beaten At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Is Acquitted Of Assault
7 years ago

Black Man Beaten At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Is Acquitted Of Assault

NPR  

Black Man Beaten At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Is Acquitted Of Assault Enlarge this image toggle caption Zach D. Roberts/AP Zach D. Roberts/AP DeAndre Harris, a black man brutally beaten after a white nationalist rally last August in Charlottesville, Va., has been found not guilty of misdemeanor assault for his role in the incident. Harold Crews, 48, an attorney and …

Lawyers Sue White Supremacists Over Charlottesville Violence
7 years ago

Lawyers Sue White Supremacists Over Charlottesville Violence

NPR  

Lawyers Sue White Supremacists Over Charlottesville Violence The organizers of the "Unite the Right" rally are being sued for conspiring to commit violence. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with attorney Roberta Kaplan, who says the rally was not about free speech. The white nationalist groups, including the KKK, say they were just exercising their right to free speech and are not …

6 far-right conspiracy theories that reached Congress and the White House in 2017
7 years, 2 months ago

6 far-right conspiracy theories that reached Congress and the White House in 2017

Salon  

During the past year, there were two major developments on the political and media landscape. The claim remained generally dormant until February 2017, when Paul Sperry, a New York Post columnist who was formerly the Washington bureau chief for far-right conspiracy theory outlet WorldNetDaily, published a column claiming that Obama had “an army of agitators” against Trump whom he would …

White nationalists return to Charlottesville, gather near Robert E Lee's statue for torch-lit protest
7 years, 5 months ago

White nationalists return to Charlottesville, gather near Robert E Lee's statue for torch-lit protest

Firstpost  

White nationalists briefly rallied on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, where violent clashes in August led to the death of a woman who was run down by a car. A few dozen white nationalists, led by so-called “alt-right” activist Richard Spencer and carrying torches gathered at Emancipation Park near a covered statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee, the removal of …

Charlottesville: White nationalists return to site of August violence, promise to return again
7 years, 5 months ago

Charlottesville: White nationalists return to site of August violence, promise to return again

ABC  

White nationalist protesters have returned to Charlottesville, Virginia, less than two months after one person died when a car ploughed into a group of anti-racism protesters at a similar white supremacist rally. Clashes erupted in August as white supremacists protesting against plans to remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee were challenged by counter-demonstrators. The group, which included …

Congress challenges Trump to address white supremacy
7 years, 6 months ago

Congress challenges Trump to address white supremacy

Al Jazeera  

Legislators pass resolution condemning hate groups and call on president to deal with threat in wake of Charlottesville. The United States Congress has unanimously passed a resolution condemning neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacists, and urging President Donald Trump to address hate groups after last month’s deadly racially-charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Last month, hundreds of white …

Trump retweets claim that 'true' source of violence is from anti-fascists and not the right
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump retweets claim that 'true' source of violence is from anti-fascists and not the right

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has endorsed a Twitter post that appears to …

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