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Hold state Rep. John Thompson accountable - StarTribune.com


Hold state Rep. John Thompson accountable
Legislator should release footage, prove residency. 
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Rep. John Thompson, DFL-St. Paul, who accused a St. Paul police officer of making a stop based on race, has earned himself a whole lot of scrutiny.
Thompson recently stood outside the governor s residence during a rally to remember Philando Castile and complained that he had been profiled by a St. Paul police sergeant for driving while Black. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell takes such accusations seriously, so he reviewed body worn camera footage from the incident himself. It was, he said in a Facebook post, a by the books traffic stop. ....

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Questions swirl around St. Paul lawmaker


Minn. lawmaker takes heat for Wisconsin license
In a July 4 traffic stop Rep. John Thompson presented a valid Wisconsin driver s license, even though he has lived in Minnesota many years by his own account.
Author: John Croman
Updated: 6:59 AM CDT July 13, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. A state lawmaker late Monday acknowledged his constituents deserved an explanation days after questions began to swirl around whether he lived in Minnesota or inside his district following a traffic stop. 
As much as I hate how recent coverage of this issue has been about me, I recognize I have an obligation to my constituents, and owe them an explanation, Rep. John Thompson, a St. Paul Democrat, wrote in a statement distributed by House DFL Caucus staff Monday night. ....

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Rep. John Thompson releases statement, gives OK for St. Paul Police to show body cam video


Created: July 12, 2021 07:23 PM
Questions continue to swirl around Minnesota state Rep. John Thompson regarding everything from his residency to how he obtained a Wisconsin driver s license to the circumstances surrounding a traffic stop by St. Paul Police. On top of that, he faces an ethics complaint from a Republican Minnesota state representative who says Thompson called him a racist on the House floor.
Thompson hasn t responded to requests for comment from 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS but, on his Facebook page, he posted a message Sunday that said,   I know why I have a (target) on my back. But just know slander wont (sic) work either!!! Im (sic) not going to stop applying pressure!! ....

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