People tearing down to historic statues and dragging them away. At least 20 states and dc have had a statue removed, torn down or vandalized by protesters. The president slamming the desecration and pushing local leaders to take control. They are tearing down statues , desecrating monuments, and purging dissenters, that is not the behavior of a peaceful political movement, it is the behavior of totalitarians and tyrants. If you give power to people tha demolish monuments and attack churches, and sees to be streets , and set fire to buildings, then nothing as sacred and no one is safe. But new York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo with a different take. Can you overdo it . Of course you can. In new york, i dont think wev overdone it. I think its a healthy expression of people saying lets get some priorities here and lets remember the sins and the mistakes that this nation made, and lets not celebrate it. Newt gingrich the former House Speaker and fox news contributor, also the author of
Here is more from the Justice Department. Good afternoon to you, melissa. This is surprising people that heard those arguments in front of those Circuit Court just about a week or so ago because there were tough questions for former National Security advise Michael Flynns attorney sydney powell. The big news today the Department Department departmen of justice healing this decision. Michael flynn found out his fat essentially just several weeks ago when attorney general bill barr announced that he wanted t drop this case bread from the beginning the prosecution and defense were on the same side o this issue saying there was no case, then judge Emmet Sullivan here in washington, dc said i want to hold a hearing on this. He scheduled a hearing for july 16th. What is not clear right now, as if judge sullivan will move forward with that july 16th case, given the fact that a court actually above him now ha saved you need to go ahead and drop this case. Judge sullivan at any. Today or in the
n a sudden shift Friday, the Minnesota Senate revived the possibility of raising the gas tax for roadwork and a metropolitan area sales tax for mass transit projects by making over what had been a stand-pat transportation finance plan.