MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell on Tuesday excoriated President Donald Trump for mendacity in regards to the deadly taking pictures of Renee Nicole Good by the hands of a federal immigration agent — earlier than chronicling a ensuing exodus of high officers on the Department of Justice.
“Donald Trump says, ‘She ran him over,’” mentioned O’Donnell. “The man who thinks he’s the acting president of Venezuela said, ‘She ran him over. She didn’t try to run him over. She ran him over.’ Those were Donald Trump’s exact words when lying about Renee Good.”
Footage of the incident in Minnesota final week confirmed Good partially blocking the highway along with her automobile however trying to reverse away from the scenario, when an ICE agent, later recognized as Jonathan Ross, approached and fired by way of her windshield.
Trump claimed in the future later that she “ran him over,” and in response to a Minnesota Star Tribune report citing sources aware of the matter, his Justice Department has since requested that the slain girl’s widow be investigated “for possible federal charges.”
O’Donnell famous this has since led a number of senior DOJ officers to resign in protest.
“It was mass resignation day in the Trump Justice Department today from Minnesota to Washington, D.C.,” mentioned the “Last Word” host throughout his phase on the aftermath. “In Washington, six members of the Civil Rights Division of the Trump Justice Department quit.”
O’Donnell cited an MS NOW article about high staffers of the felony part on the Civil Rights Division leaving their Justice Department jobs after Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon “decided not to investigate” Ross for killing Good.
Dhillon is an anti-voting rights extremist — and was Trump’s authorized adviser for a number of years.
The article famous that the division’s felony part usually probes “any fatal shooting” by legislation enforcement — and “specializes” in rooting out probably “improper use of force.” O’Donnell famous that these staffers are “not being allowed” to take action on this case, nonetheless.
“And in Minnesota today, another six attorneys quit the Trump Justice Department and the U.S. attorney’s office there,” he added. “The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that, quote, ‘A majority of the leadership team at the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office resigned on Jan. 13.’”
The Tribune reported that these people give up over “directives from top federal officials,” comparable to “blocking” the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the taking pictures — and a “request” from Trump’s DOJ to analyze Good’s widow.
Becca Good mourned her late spouse in a heart-wrenching public assertion Friday.
O’Donnell started his present with relatable anger and puzzled if Trump has dementia, however famous that it’s troublesome to make a public prognosis — as a result of his mixed “stupidity” and “pathological lying” could make anybody sound like they’re “in neurological decline.”
“He’s also the most ignorant person in the history of the American presidency and usually operates at a level of public stupidity never seen in American political history,” he added.
Watch the complete “Last Word” phase on MS NOW’s YouTube account.
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