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Minnesota Dems Expel State Rep. Thompson Amid Domestic Violence, Residency Controversies

2021-09-17

[MSN] The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) caucus voted Tuesday night to expel state Representative John Thompson, who has been embroiled in controversies over the summer.

The expulsion means the Democrat won't have access to DFL legislative staff or resources and will be stripped of his committee assignments. However,
alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk...
he will remain a state representative, as it would take a vote of the entire House to remove him, and retain salary and benefits unless he resigns or is expelled from the Legislature.

Lawmakers from both parties and Democratic Governor Tim Walz have called for Thompson to step down, but he has repeatedly refused.

In a joint statement, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Majority Leader Ryan Winkler said, "Rep. Thompson's actions, credible reports of abuse and misconduct, and his failure to take responsibility remain unacceptable for a member of the Minnesota House."

Thompson has come under scrutiny since July, when he received a traffic citation over the Fourth of July weekend.

Following the police encounter, the state representative accused the St. Paul police of racially profiling him, which the department vehemently denied. Police Chief Todd Axtell publicly demanded that Thompson apologize to the sergeant who stopped Thompson for driving without a front license plate.

At the time of the citation, Thompson presented the officer with a Wisconsin license, which raised questions around whether he lives in the legislative district he represents.

Shortly afterward, details of domestic abuse allegations, which are detailed in public records, were revealed. Police calls describe multiple incidences of alleged choking and punching by Thompson between 2003 and 2011. He has denied all the allegations.

On Tuesday, Thompson took to Facebook to address the ongoing controversies. He described 2016 as being "an unbelievably difficult year" following his mother's death and the highly publicized police killing of his "good friend" Philando Castile, a black motorist, during a traffic stop.

"Currently, some are saying because of the past allegations against me that I am not fit to serve in this legislative seat," Thompson wrote. "The fact is, I don't have a hateful bone in my body for anything other than the blatant racism that is being displayed all over the world and that some play as though it does not exist."

Posted by:Fred

#4 Racists!

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-09-17 10:15

#3 Yeah he still has his job, even though he can't legally drive in Minnesota and used false documents to prove residency.

Another day, another Dem.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-09-17 09:16

#2 Expelled, but not expelled expelled.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-09-17 08:03

#1 As the joke goes, the only really bad Democrats are the ones found with a live boy or a dead woman.

Posted by: Raj 2021-09-17 00:17

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