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Trump, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot agree to deployment of federal agents |
2020-07-24 |
[NYPOST] President Trump called reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel... Mayor Lori Lightfoot ![]() on Wednesday evening to confirm his plans to send 200 federal agents to the city to combat "a rampage of violence." In a statement obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, the mayor’s office said Trump "reached out to Mayor Lightfoot this evening to confirm that he plans to send federal resources to Chicago to supplement ongoing federal investigations pertaining to "The conversation was brief and straightforward," the statement said. Lightfoot, who previously vowed to turn away the feds, and Trump — who blasted "extreme politicians" whom he accused of joining an "anti-police crusade" — are in agreement over the strategy of sending in agents to plug into existing operations, the paper reported. "Mayor Lightfoot maintains that all resources will be investigatory in nature and be coordinated through the U.S. Attorney’s office," the statement said. "The Mayor has made clear that if there is any deviation from what has been announced, we will pursue all available legal options to protect Chicagoans." |
Posted by:Fred |
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Posted by: SteveS 2020-07-24 01:39 |
#1 ummmm, no - the mayor agreed on deployment of Fed agents, Trump was going to do it anyway. |
Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-07-24 01:01 |