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Do not pass GO, do not collect $200? Feds step in to prosecute Portland rioters after local DA declines to enforce the law

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

The Trump administration is giving rioters in Portland at least a risk of accountability, filing US District Court charges when the local district attorney declines to prosecute and deputizing state police to make federal arrests. … Read More >Do not pass GO, do not collect $200? Feds step in to prosecute Portland rioters after local DA declines to enforce the law

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Trump says federal agents will ‘solve problem fast’ if mayors of Dem-run cities ask for help with ‘antigovernment’ riots

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump has offered federal assistance to the mayors of cities dealing with violent “antigovernment” protests, saying he can “solve [the] problem fast” if they can’t properly police their own communities. … Read More >Trump says federal agents will ‘solve problem fast’ if mayors of Dem-run cities ask for help with ‘antigovernment’ riots

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Feds won’t leave Portland ‘until there is safety’: Trump rejects Oregon governor’s claim that ‘occupying force’ is leaving city

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

Less than a day after Oregon’s governor claimed federal agents would leave Portland and let local officials handle Black Lives Matter protesters, President Donald Trump said they are going nowhere until things are under control. … Read More >Feds won’t leave Portland ‘until there is safety’: Trump rejects Oregon governor’s claim that ‘occupying force’ is leaving city

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Trump vows to deploy National Guard to quell Portland’s ‘beehive of terrorists’ if feds fail to stop unrest by ‘tomorrow’

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump said he would send National Guard troops to quell chaotic protests in Portland, condemning activists there as a “beehive of terrorists,” as federal units deployed to the city prepare to withdraw. … Read More >Trump vows to deploy National Guard to quell Portland’s ‘beehive of terrorists’ if feds fail to stop unrest by ‘tomorrow’

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Feds in Portland Target Reporters Who ‘Challenge’ Their Power By Documenting Abuses – Sputnik Journo

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

Federal agents in downtown Portland, Oregon, are reportedly being withdrawn after violent clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators. Sputnik journalist Wyatt Reed, who has been covering the Oregon protests, reported that federal police have also been targeting journalists. … Read More >Feds in Portland Target Reporters Who ‘Challenge’ Their Power By Documenting Abuses – Sputnik Journo

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Antifa rioters call themselves journalists to avoid federal crackdown

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020By Editor

Federal officers in Portland are forbidden by court order from targeting journalists filming the riots. For ‘Antifa’ rioters, the order opened up an opportunity: anyone with a camera can call themselves a “journalist.” … Read More >Antifa rioters call themselves journalists to avoid federal crackdown

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Three Federal Agents Could Be ‘Permanently Blinded’ By Laser Attacks From Portland Protestors

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

Demonstrations outside the courthouse in Portland have grown increasingly violent as the Trump administration sends in federal officers to crack down on the continuous nightly protests in the city. … Read More >Three Federal Agents Could Be ‘Permanently Blinded’ By Laser Attacks From Portland Protestors

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Russian Embassy in US Sends Note of Protest Over Attack on TV Crew By Police in Portland

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020By Editor

Russian journalists covering protests in Portland were attacked, beaten and had their equipment destroyed by US law enforcement officers on Wednesday night as federal agents moved to forcefully disperse a crowd which was besieging a downtown courthouse. … Read More >Russian Embassy in US Sends Note of Protest Over Attack on TV Crew By Police in Portland

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WATCH: Antifa and parents set up ‘shield walls’ as protesters lay siege to Portland federal courthouse

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

Antifa members and their new reinforcements from parent groups faced off against federal agents in Portland, Oregon, once again, employing shield walls and flanks in tactics reminiscent of the ancient Greeks or Romans. … Read More >WATCH: Antifa and parents set up ‘shield walls’ as protesters lay siege to Portland federal courthouse