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John Oliver assumes Matt Gaetz will have more to say about allegations against him 'when he goes to prison'
April 11, 2021
"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver dedicated his Sunday show to the latest developments in Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) growing scandal.
This week it was revealed that Gaetz gave $900 to his now-indicted friend Joel Greenberg. Greenberg then sent three $300 payments to young women. The description of the payments was "tuition," "school," and "school." One of the women had just turned 18 years old.
<p>'You f*cking idiots!" Oliver exclaimed. "I can't believe I have to say this, but if you are making suspicious potentially criminal transactions venmo is not the app to use. Venmo is one thing, and one thing only: passing judgment on friends' spending habits while obsessing over wild financial mysteries. Wait, Brian paid his girlfriend for pizza? Why can't Kaitlan just let it slide on this? They live together and it's pizza. Wait, Kaitlan's paid Brian now? For cake? Brian liked it? The f*ck is going on in this relationship!?"</p><p>When he ultimately came back to Gaetz, the host explained that Matt Gaetz has denied all accusations. </p><p>"And I'm sure there will be a lot more to say about this when he goes to prison!" Oliver exclaimed. </p><p>Oliver then moved on to talk about President Joe Biden's promises not being met when it comes to helping already approved refugees get to the United States. </p><p>See the video below: </p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k4d39Ai3zMdtl7wND6Q" style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" type="text/html" width="100%"> </iframe> </div></div>
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Mom demands answers after Minnesota cop shoots her son — pulled over for air-fresheners on his mirror
April 11, 2021
Another Minnesota man is dead after another police shooting of an unarmed civilian in Brooklyn Center.
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e21fd384509d856cd9a2d2098b5990c2" id="4dce3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381432005414518786"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is #DaunteWright and his son Duante Wright Jr.
Earlier today Duante Sr. was shot to death during a traffic s… https://t.co/hMQxU35XL7</div> — S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@S. Lee Merritt, Esq.)<a href="https://twitter.com/MeritLaw/statuses/1381432005414518786">1618194030.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright called his mother at approximately 1:40 p.m. telling her that he was being pulled over. He had an outstanding warrant but police didn't know that when they pulled him over. they said it was for a "traffic violation," <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting.html" target="_blank">the New York Times reported</a>. The violation was that he had air fresheners hanging from his mirror. </p><p>They tried to arrest Wright when he "re-entered the vehicle," the police claimed. </p><p>"One officer discharged their firearm, striking the driver," a statement read. "The vehicle then traveled several blocks before striking another vehicle."</p><p><span></span>"I said when the police officer comes back to the window, put him on the phone and I will give him the insurance information," Wright's mother said in a video, according to the <em>Times</em>. "Then I heard the police officer come to the window and say, 'Put the phone down and get out of the car.' And Daunte said why. He said, 'We'll explain to you when you get out of the car.' </p><p>Mrs. Wright said that she heard her son either drop the phone, or put it on the dashboard of the car. Then "I heard scuffling and I heard the police officer say, 'Daunte, don't run' and then the officer said, 'put the phone down' and hung it up."</p><p>When she called the phone back, Wright's girlfriend answered and told her that he had been shot. </p><p>Tensions increased as the night went along, with the crowd growing and </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting.html" target="_blank">Read the full report and see the videos below: </a></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5548505209d7c4d7c650b5e0e6bf6074" id="5cb1a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381437735165169664"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hundreds are now angrily confronting Brooklyn Center police, who have declared unlawful assembly. Some people throw… https://t.co/RvgDrVhQiC</div> — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs)<a href="https://twitter.com/NickAtNews/statuses/1381437735165169664">1618195396.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0f102e7a10253335698990cb8227e0d4" id="6ee9f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381439709390462976"><div style="margin:1em 0">Police in riot gear have formed a line around the entire Brooklyn Center PD after shooting of #DaunteWright. https://t.co/tnPSDlhsOR</div> — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs)<a href="https://twitter.com/NickAtNews/statuses/1381439709390462976">1618195867.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="edf16b870195deabec482ac4a1c67b89" id="eb441"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381396362714038278"><div style="margin:1em 0">The number of officers and demonstrators continues to increase in Brooklyn Center.
Scene of officer involved shoo… https://t.co/aSyRe4vvMg</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381396362714038278">1618185532.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="be160911e2b8e4f3328e2acd7c26af4e" id="a8626"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381379563700228100"><div style="margin:1em 0">More community members have arrived in Brooklyn Center.
Some are using large speakers to express their frustratio… https://t.co/609nFTyznV</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381379563700228100">1618181527.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c6af787e2889a381a0b8aafadc46a7a8" id="ad4f4"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381401076969136132"><div style="margin:1em 0">Demonstrators and police are now face to face. https://t.co/u7RLjnsaYC</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381401076969136132">1618186656.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Virginia Cop who pulled over Caron Nazario fired — but police chief told mayor he 'obstructed justice'
April 11, 2021
CNN spent most of the day reporting about two Virginia officers who attacked U.S. Army medic Caron Nazario on Dec. 5, 2020. Months after the incident, following the announcement of litigation, a lawsuit and extensive news footage, the police chief has fired the lead officer in the case.
Ironically, the bodycam footage has been available to the police chief for months, he could have investigated what happened and compared it to the paperwork filed by the officers.
<p>"The Town of Windsor, Virginia acknowledges the unfortunate events that transpired on Dec. 5, 2020, involving Lt. Caron Nazario and officers of the Windsor Police Department, Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker," a statement read. "The pursuit and ultimate stop resulted in the use of pepper spray against Lt. Nazario by Officer Gutierrez. As a result of this use of force, Department police requires an internal investigation to determine the appropriateness of such actions. The investigation of this event began immediately. At the conclusion of this investigation, it was determined that Windsor Police Department police was not followed. This resulted in disciplinary action, and department-wide requirements for additional training were implemented beginning in January and continue to the present. Since that time, Officer Gutierrez was also terminated from his employment."</p><p>As Newsweek editor Naveed Jamali noted, the officer was fired for not following department procedure. It's unclear if there will be legal action taken against the officers who lied on the police report. </p><p>In an earlier tweet, Jamali noted that he poured over data from the small police department and thinks that racism and the need for revenue merged into the same efforts. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="20201c88eff684cc38fb3aae0f7658ca" id="20a35"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381202638201569280"><div style="margin:1em 0">I poured over @WindsorPD data, the tiny force:
- spends most of its time pulling people over and issuing traffic ci… https://t.co/TpuHBxSsAN</div> — Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali)<a href="https://twitter.com/NaveedAJamali/statuses/1381202638201569280">1618139345.0</a></blockquote></div><p>It was revealed Saturday, that the police chief listed the "incident" as "obstruction of justice" in his report to the Mayor and Town Council. That is, the chief considered U.S. Army medic Caron Nazario to have obstructed justice. Not the police who lied on the report and threatened the Army medic not to sue. </p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c6434210e63bd647d21a73de76a18b99" id="d4784"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1380897306782932994"><div style="margin:1em 0">The @WindsorPD Chief apparently listed the “incident” with #CaronNazario as “obstruction of justice” in his January… https://t.co/c22a8tSJhF</div> — Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali)<a href="https://twitter.com/NaveedAJamali/statuses/1380897306782932994">1618066548.0</a></blockquote></div><p>It's unknown if <a href="https://www.windsor-va.gov/page/town-council/" target="_blank">Mayor Glyn T. Willis</a> will review the police chief's characterization of this "crime" and investigate the department further. </p><p>Read the full statement below: <br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1c9b6987cdfdc1a74a8600fc4a01880f" id="4b9b0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381425270389927939"><div style="margin:1em 0">Oh so the cop who pulled over #CaronNazario was fired for not following department procedure? Well what do you ever… https://t.co/iHOhfCnTBi</div> — Naveed Jamali (@Naveed Jamali)<a href="https://twitter.com/NaveedAJamali/statuses/1381425270389927939">1618192424.0</a></blockquote></div>
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