Nation
VP on Trump’s Police Reform E.O.: ‘We’re not gonna defund the police, quite the contrary’
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on policing Tuesday that will implement new resources and norms for law enforcement. Some of that change includes bringing social workers into communities, reforming use of force standards, and keeping records on officer behavior.
“Today, even as Congress considers legislation…, The President is gonna take this action to assure the American people that we’re listening, we’re supporting law enforcement, we’re not gonna defund the police, quite the contrary, we’re gonna find new resources to help departments obtain certifications that improve standards for the use of force, improve training, de-escalation. That’s exactly what the American people want us to do,” Vice President Mike Pence told “Fox & Friends” hosts Tuesday morning.
President @realDonaldTrump stands behind our dedicated law enforcement all the way.
Tomorrow, he will sign an Executive Order on policing to help law enforcement build trust and effectively serve the community as our first line of defense here at home.
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) June 16, 2020
Both public safety and public trust are crucial to the law enforcement mission.
Tomorrow’s Executive Order will uphold clear and high policing standards, promote accountability in law enforcement, and help equip police officers for constructive community engagement.
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) June 16, 2020
The White House says that the order will support both better public safety and public trust. Moreover, it will support police, equipping them with the resources necessary to keep the country safe.
Elections
‘Federal Warfare is Winding Down’ as Judge Grants Request to Cancel Further Proceedings in Jan 6 Case
“Federal lawfare is indeed winding down” now that former President Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election, National Review shrewdly points out. One of the most significant examples is that of Judge Tanya Chutkan, the Obama appointee who is presiding over the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Trump.
On Friday, Chutkan issued a brief order on the docket vacating all proceedings scheduled in the case. That includes any briefing on pending issues; she ordered that on or before December 2, 2024, Biden-Harris DOJ special counsel Jack Smith must file “a status report indicating [the government’s] proposed course for this case going forward.”
The course for the case is to dismiss it. Judge Chutkan’s order was a result of a brief application by Smith’s staff. The Trump camp did not oppose the application which stated:
As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant is expected to be certified as President-elect on January 6, 2025, and inaugurated on January 20, 2025. The Government respectfully requests that the Court vacate the remaining deadlines in the pretrial schedule to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent with Department of Justice policy.
National Review states what many in the political sphere have avowed all along: the entire thing was a theatrical and costly attempt to prevent Trump from being elected.
Judge Juan Merchan is due to rule next Tuesday on Trump’s motion to vacate the guilty verdicts. The motion includes the defense claim that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s trial presentation violated the principles set out by the Supreme Court in its immunity ruling (in the January 6 case) a month after Trump’s Manhattan trial ended.
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