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Conservative nonprofit investigates Virginia redistricting vote after court blocks certification
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FIRST ON FOX: A conservative policy group is launching an investigation into Virginia’s redistricting amendment vote after a court blocked certification of the results, raising new questions from critics about how the referendum was conducted and whether election procedures were properly followed.
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is initiating a multi-part probe focused on mail-in ballot handling and alleged classroom political influence, Fox News Digital has learned.
The move comes as the legal fight over the amendment intensifies, with multiple lawsuits pending and the Virginia Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments Monday.
AFPI’s legal team said the first phase of its investigation will involve records requests to several Virginia counties seeking communications and documentation related to how mail-in and absentee ballots were handled during the election. The requests target how applications were processed, how ballots were distributed and accepted, how they were stored and what guidance election officials were operating under.
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A person walks to vote in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
The group argues those materials are public records required under Virginia law and should clarify whether proper procedures were followed.
«The questions we’re asking aren’t complicated,» said Leigh Ann O’Neil, AFPI’s chief legal affairs officer. «Was the election conducted according to state and federal law? Did teachers improperly turn students into a private grassroots army? And, if so, what will the school district do about it? These are basic questions that demand answers no matter how you voted on Tuesday.»
A second component of the investigation focuses on Fairfax County Public Schools, where AFPI is seeking records related to civics class materials and instruction.
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Signs urge early voters to vote yes or no on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Early voting continues across the state for Virginia’s redistricting ballot referendum. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
According to the group, some parents have alleged that teachers commented on parents’ political beliefs and encouraged students to persuade their parents how to vote on the referendum. AFPI argues that, if confirmed, such conduct could violate state law, federal law and school district policy governing political activity in publicly-funded classrooms.
The group said it is also sending a letter to the Fairfax County superintendent urging an internal investigation into what it described as «highly concerning reports of partisan voter influence.»
The investigation lands amid a growing legal fight over the amendment. A Virginia court has already moved to block certification of the vote, and the dispute is now moving toward the state’s highest court.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks during a Virginians For Fair Elections canvassing event in Woodbridge, Va., on April 18, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
There are currently three legal challenges pending in Virginia courts, including an original lawsuit brought by state Republicans, which the Virginia Supreme Court is set to hear Monday. There is also a separate case filed in Richmond by GOP Reps. John McGuire and Rob Wittman and a challenge in Tazewell County, where Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley ruled the referendum unconstitutional. An appeal from Virginia Democrat Attorney General Jay Jones is expected.
A ruling in the primary case could come within weeks, with courts under pressure to act before Virginia’s August primary and late-July deadlines for voter registration and mail-in ballots.
AFPI said its investigation is intended to ensure transparency as the legal process unfolds, arguing that if election procedures were properly followed, the records will confirm it — and if not, Virginia voters deserve answers.
The Virginia Supreme Court hearing will be livestreamed, allowing the public to follow arguments as the case moves forward. Meanwhile, AFPI said its probe will continue in phases, with additional findings and requests expected in the coming weeks.
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The Virginia Department of Elections and Fairfax County Public Schools did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News’ Bill Mears and Mark Meredith contributed to this reporting.
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Radical activist groups circle wagons around Southern Poverty Law Center amid federal charges
DOJ charges SPLC with fraud, alleges millions funneled to extremists
The Department of Justice charges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with fraud, accusing the organization of funneling over $3 million to various extremist groups. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel detailed the accusations, highlighting payments to KKK members and Aryan Nations affiliates. GW University Law Professor Jonathan Turley adds that an earlier probe into the SPLC was mysteriously closed by the Biden administration.
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Left-wing nonprofits are rallying behind the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as the self-described «beacon of hope» for «fighting white supremacy» faces federal fraud charges.
In a blog post written by National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Senior Policy Advisor Mel Wilson, Wilson said, «it is important that we stand with and support The Southern Poverty Law Center until the legal travails are complete — with full confidence that SPLC will be vindicated.»
Below her commentary, Wilson listed a number of «coalition members» that are standing with SPLC and are a part of «The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.»
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, left, and SPLC interim President and CEO Bryan Fair are shown in a split image as the Justice Department pursues charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)
The list included more than one hundred non-profit organizations.
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Separately, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a press release defending SPLC, saying that it stands with the nonprofit, and accusing the Department of Justice of «targeting» the organization.
«This reported federal targeting of SPLC appears to be a transparently political attack on the rule of law meant to undermine the vital role civil rights groups play in countering hate groups. This is unacceptable and must not stand,» CAIR’s statement read.
«We encourage all Americans and elected officials to stand in solidarity with the SPLC and all other organizations dedicated to the protection of civil rights,» the statement continued.
BLACK CHURCH GROUP RETRACTS ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ CALL FOR AL SHARPTON’S SUSPENSION OVER DONATIONS FROM HARRIS CAMP
CAIR was named a co-conspirator during The Holy Land Foundation (HLF) trial from 2007-2008, where five members of the HLF were convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization, providing material support, money laundering and tax fraud after allegations that HLF funneled $12.4 million to Hamas in the early 2000s.
Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, leads a press conference with CAIR California leaders amid calls from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith for an IRS investigation into the group’s tax-exempt status. (Leonard Ortiz/Digital First Media/Orange County Register/Getty Images)
While CAIR never faced charges and was only named by prosecutors during the trial, the FBI cut ties with the nonprofit following the case.
SEC. NOEM SAYS HOMELAND SECURITY WILL FREEZE GRANTS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and IRS CEO Frank Bisignano referring CAIR-California for IRS review. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke to reporters following a Senate Republican luncheon. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to NASW but did not receive a response.
Federal authorities announced earlier this week that the Southern Poverty Law Center, known for civil rights litigation and racial justice, was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly funneling millions to members of violent extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations and the National Socialist Party of America (American Nazi Party).
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According to the SPLC’s Form 990 filing with the IRS, the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization posted roughly $129 million in total revenue in fiscal year 2024 with nearly $800 million in total assets.
The organization says that the money was for informants to report back to SPLC and provide information about the groups and their inner workings.
The indictment said that one alleged informant, who was paid $270,000, shared «racist social media posts» under SPLC supervision, and that the nonprofit «helped organize transportation to events» during the deadly 2017 «Unite the Right» event in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists take part a the night before the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, VA, white supremacists march with tiki torchs through the University of Virginia campus. (Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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«These individuals risked their lives to infiltrate and inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent extremist groups,» SPLC Interim President and CEO Bryan Fair said in a video statement. «When we began working with informants, we were living in the shadow of the height of the civil rights movement, which had seen bombings at churches, state-sponsored violence against demonstrators, and the murders of activists that went unanswered by the justice system.»
In 1994, an investigative series by the Montgomery Advertiser examined the financials of SPLC at the time, finding that the founder was heavily focused on fundraising for the nonprofit, running the organization like a business or corporation. It also found that the salaries of SPLC were high, and that the nonprofit raised significantly more money than it spent.
The Montgomery Advertiser was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism due to the series on SPLC.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) building seen in March 2020 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Barry Lewis/InPictures via Getty Images)
SPLC co-founder Joe Levin rejected the paper’s claims at the time.
DOJ SAYS SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER FUNNELED $3M+ TO WHITE SUPREMACIST AND EXTREMIST GROUPS
Margaret Huang, who served as the CEO of the nonprofit until her resignation last summer, made $522,000 a year as reported by Charity Watch, which gave SPLC an «F» rating in May 2025 «due to it having six years’ worth of available assets in reserve.»
The indictments also raise questions about whether SPLC donors were misled on how their money was being spent, including payments made to members of the KKK and other extremist groups.
«The SPLC indictment is legally valid, well-pleaded, and built to survive motion practice, former federal prosecutor and legal expert Andrew Cherkasky told Fox News Digital. «The wire fraud counts rest on specific, quoted solicitations telling donors their money would be used to ‘dismantle’ violent extremist groups, paired with the material omission that more than three million dollars flowed to the leaders, fundraisers, and organizers of those very same groups.»
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on April 21, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Cherkasky noted that paying informants is not illegal, and that journalists, watchdog groups and the government regularly use them. But he noted «a nonprofit is criminally liable for the acts of its agents committed within the scope of their duties and for the organization’s benefit.»
«A high-level SPLC employee coordinated payment for documents stolen by a paid source who twice burglarized an extremist group’s headquarters, and a different source was paid six thousand dollars to falsely confess to the theft,» Cherkasky explained. «If proven, that is sponsored criminal conduct directed from inside the organization, and it carries institutional exposure that extends beyond the criminal counts to potential loss of tax-exempt status, civil liability to victims, and fiduciary exposure for directors and officers.»
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that SPLC was not honest or transparent with its donors.
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«They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups — even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes,» Patel said. «That is illegal — and this is an ongoing investigation against all individuals involved.»
Fox News Digital reached out to SPLC, but did not receive a response.
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EN VIVO | El canciller de Irán entregó en Pakistán su lista de “respuestas” a Estados Unidos
La radiotelevisión estatal se limitó a precisar que la nota de Abbas Araqchi “es exhaustiva y aborda todas las preocupaciones de Teherán” sin dar más detalles
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, confirmó que Steve Witkoff y Jared Kushner serán enviados a Pakistán para participar en una posible segunda ronda de negociaciones de alto el fuego con Irán, según informó la Casa Blanca. No obstante, no se anunció la fecha de su arribo a Islamabad.
Por otra parte, la administración de Trump anunció la imposición de sanciones económicas contra una importante refinería de petróleo con sede en China y a cerca de 40 navieras y buques cisterna dedicados al transporte de crudo iraní.
En la capital de Pakistán, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Irán, Abbas Araghchi, mantuvo reuniones con su homólogo paquistaní, Ishaq Dar, y con el jefe del Ejército, mariscal de campo Asim Munir, poco después de su llegada a Islamabad.
En paralelo, los enfrentamientos continuaron en el sur de Líbano el viernes por la noche. El grupo terrorista Hezbollah descartó que la reciente extensión del alto el fuego entre Israel y Líbano tuviera algún valor real, calificando el acuerdo de “intrascendente”.
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El canciller de Irán entregó en Pakistán su lista de “respuestas” a EEUU
El ministro de Exteriores de Irán, Abbas Araqchi, entregó en mano al jefe del Ejército de Pakistán, el general Asim Munir, una lista con las “respuestas” de Teherán a las propuestas de Estados Unidos que ha recibido previamente de la mediación paquistaní para consolidar el alto el fuego en vigor y todavía sin perspectivas de un encuentro con la delegación norteamericana que también se encontrará con las autoridades paquistaníes en la capital del país, Islamabad.
Las autoridades iraníes ya han avanzado que no tienen intención de reunirse este sábado con los representados estadounidenses (el yerno del presidente Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, y el asesor para Oriente Próximo Steve Witkoff), y que la visita de Araqchi a Pakistán es la primera de la gira regional que llevará al diplomático en los próximos días a Omán (mediador en las frustradas conversaciones diplomáticas sobre el programa nuclear iraní) y Rusia, gran aliado de Irán.
La radiotelevisión estatal iraní se limitó a precisar que la nota entregada por Araqchi “es exhaustiva y aborda todas las preocupaciones de Teherán” sin dar más detalles.
La incertidumbre no esconde el gran calibre del encuentro mantenido este sábado por Araqchi con la plana mayor del estamento de seguridad paquistaní, el más importante del país. El jefe del Ejército ha estado acompañado por el asesor de seguridad nacional de Pakistán, Asim Malik, y el ministro del Interior, Mohsin Naqvi.
El régimen iraní afirmó que EEUU busca una salida de la guerra que le permita “salvar las apariencias”
El Ministerio de Defensa de Irán declaró que Estados Unidos busca una salida de la guerra que le permita “salvar las apariencias”, mientras sus enviados viajaban a Pakistán para negociar la paz.
“Nuestro poder militar es hoy una fuerza dominante, y el enemigo busca una forma de escapar del atolladero bélico en el que se encuentra atrapado”, citó la agencia de noticias ISNA a un portavoz del ministerio.
Esto ocurre mientras los emisarios Steve Witkoff y Jared Kushner se preparan para ir a Islamabad, aunque los medios estatales iraníes han afirmado que no se contemplan negociaciones directas.
Irán amenazó con lanzar la “mayor lluvia de misiles de la historia” mientras mantiene negociaciones en Pakistán
El canciller iraní, Abbas Araghchi, arribó a Islamabad el viernes para reunirse con la cúpula civil y militar de Pakistán, mientras se espera la llegada de los enviados estadounidenses. El régimen buscó intimidar a sus enemigos y afirmó que ya fabrica mil tipos de armas
El portavoz del Comando General Central de Khatam al-Anbia, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, amenazó con lanzar “la mayor lluvia de misiles de la historia” en caso de una agresión contra Irán en medio del alto al fuego con Estados Unidos e Israel. La intimidación ocurre en un escenario agitado por las negociaciones por la paz en Islamabad, Pakistán, a las cuales arribó el viernes el canciller iraní Abbas Araghchi y se espera la llegada de enviados de Washington.
La Guardia Revolucionaria iraní arrestó a casi 240 personas en redadas realizadas en dos provincias
La Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (CGRI) de Irán informó que ha arrestado a casi 240 personas en operaciones realizadas en la Kurdistán iraní y Kermanshah, según la agencia de noticias semioficial Mehr.
En Kurdistán, el cuerpo de élite indicó que detuvo a 11 personas y asesinó a un miembro de un grupo armado kurdo, además de confiscar un alijo de armas y municiones. Otras 70 personas fueron arrestadas en redadas separadas en la misma provincia.
En Kermanshah, la CGRI anunció la detención de 155 personas a las que calificó como integrantes de “grupos contrarrevolucionarios”, entre ellas cuatro presuntos espías vinculados al Mossad israelí. En Teherán, la policía comunicó la detención de un individuo acusado de recopilar y compartir información sobre ataques con misiles con redes hostiles.
El régimen iraní ejecutó a un hombre por una “misión” para la agencia de espionaje israelí
Irán ejecutó el sábado a un hombre acusado de realizar una “misión” para la agencia de espionaje israelí durante las protestas masivas registradas en enero, según informó el poder judicial.
La ejecución de Erfan Kiani, considerada la última de una serie de sentencias de muerte desde el inicio de la guerra entre Israel y Estados Unidos, se llevó a cabo tras la confirmación de su condena por el Tribunal Supremo del país, según Mizan Online.
El informe identificó a Kiani como uno de los “principales agentes” en una “misión asignada por el Mossad” durante los disturbios en la provincia central de Isfahán. La justicia iraní lo responsabilizó de destrucción de propiedad pública y privada, incendio provocado, posesión y uso de cócteles Molotov, portación de arma blanca, bloqueo de vías, agresión a policías y de sembrar miedo y pánico entre la población.
El aeropuerto de Teherán retoma este sábado vuelos internacionales, incluidos Turquía y China
El aeropuerto de Teherán reanudará este sábado los vuelos internacionales a varios destinos, incluidos Turquía y China, tras el alto el fuego acordado a principios de abril luego de más de un mes de ofensiva de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán.
Según informó la cadena pública iraní IRIB, el aeropuerto retomará el 25 de abril las rutas hacia Estambul, Mascate (capital de Omán) y Pekín. Además, los vuelos de carga operarán con normalidad.
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La negociaciones de paz en Islamabad siguen llenas de incertidumbre y signos contradictorios después de que Irán afirmara categóricamente que su ministro de Exteriores, Abbas Araghchi, presente en la capital pakistaní, no tiene previsto reunirse con los enviados de la Casa Blanca, Steve Witkoff y Jared Kushner, cuyo viaje fue anunciado por la administración estadounidense.
Alemania desplegará un buque dragaminas para una posible operación en el estrecho de Ormuz
Alemania anunció que su armada desplegará un dragaminas en el Mediterráneo como preparación para un posible despliegue en el estrecho de Ormuz, según declaró el ministro de Defensa, Boris Pistorius, al periódico Rheinische Post.
El dragaminas operaría junto a un buque de mando y suministro, aunque el ministro no precisó la fecha de partida de las embarcaciones.
De acuerdo con la agencia DPA, Pistorius explicó que el despliegue dependerá de varias condiciones: la existencia de un alto el fuego sostenido entre Estados Unidos e Irán, un marco jurídico conforme al derecho internacional para la operación y la aprobación de un mandato por parte del Bundestag, la cámara baja del parlamento alemán.
Funcionarios egipcios y paquistaníes discuten sobre la guerra de Irán
Los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores de Egipto y Pakistán mantuvieron una conversación telefónica la noche del viernes para abordar los esfuerzos dirigidos a iniciar una nueva ronda de conversaciones entre Estados Unidos e Irán.
Badr Abdelatty, de Egipto, y Mohammad Ishaq Dar, de Pakistán, coincidieron en que las negociaciones representan la mejor vía para poner fin al conflicto, según informó el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores egipcio.
El G7 reafirmó su compromiso de garantizar que el régimen de Irán no adquiera o desarrolle un arma nuclear
La declaración conjunta hizo énfasis en la importancia del cumplimiento total del Tratado de No Proliferación de las Armas Nucleares y exigió la vigilancia internacional sobre las actividades atómicas de Teherán, Beijing y Moscú
Los países del G7 reafirmaron el viernes su compromiso de impedir que el régimen de Irán adquiera o desarrolle un arma nuclear durante el alto al fuego de la guerra en Medio Oriente y destacaron que el Tratado sobre la No Proliferación de las Armas Nucleares (TNP) sigue siendo la “piedra angular” para el desarme nuclear y el uso pacífico de la tecnología nuclear.
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Washington, D.C.’s homicide count has dropped sharply this year, falling by roughly half compared to the same period in 2025, as the Trump administration points to an aggressive federal crackdown in the nation’s capital.
The administration has credited the appointment of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a surge of federal agents and the deployment of National Guard troops with driving the decline. But criminologists say similar drops are playing out nationwide and caution that it is difficult to tie the improvement to any single policy, setting up a debate over what is actually behind the shift.
There have been 20 murders at this point in 2026, compared to 42 in the same timeframe in 2025, alongside Pirro’s tough enforcement posture and an increased visible law enforcement presence. The nation’s murder rate overall is at its lowest since 1900, which President Donald Trump has credited to his border policies.
As for D.C., the White House said that Trump’s crime task force has yielded «tremendous results for the community.»
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National Guardsmen patrol the District of Columbia in 2026. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
«Crime has dropped across the board, dangerous criminals have been removed from the streets, missing children have been recovered, illegal weapons have been confiscated, and more,» said spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, crediting the president’s «bold actions in D.C.» for reduced crime and saying «residents are thankful.»
But Thaddeus Johnson, a senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice and a criminology professor at Georgia State University, said it is difficult to attribute the decline to any single factor.
«Crackdowns can have an effect,» Johnson said in an interview, though he noted that Washington, D.C., has struggled with court backlogs and delayed cases in recent years, which may have contributed to higher crime rates. He said recent progress in clearing the backlog has allowed prosecutions to move forward and taken offenders off the streets.
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Johnson acknowledged that aggressive prosecutions by Pirro and others have likely deterred some crime.
«If you’re prosecuting cases, you know that the deterrence is not only the severity of punishment, but it’s the celerity or the swiftness of punishment and the certainty of it — the certainty of punishment is more important than the severity.»
He emphasized that he is not discounting Pirro or the National Guard deployment, but said it is difficult to identify any single action as a «magic bullet,» particularly as other cities across the country are also seeing declines.
Johnson added that Washington was still grappling with elevated robbery rates as recently as 2024, including incidents occurring outside traditionally high-crime areas in Southeast and shifting into neighborhoods such as the Wharf and Navy Yard, a revitalized nightlife corridor across the Anacostia River.
«I haven’t seen anything per se, evidence directly, where I can say, ‘well, yeah, it’s due to the prosecutions and the judges’ as to why these crimes are going down when we started seeing that many of the crimes had started going down already,» he said.
«It’s hard to say that it didn’t play a part … particularly when we see similar patterns across the nation.»
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The White House’s claims of success in reducing crime in Washington contrast with earlier warnings from critics that the National Guard deployment would backfire.
District of Columbia at-large councilmember Robert White Jr. warned at the outset that it is abnormal to see armed guardsmen in an American city:
«It’s hard to explain to my kids, who are 6 and 9, what’s happening here. It’s an occupation because it’s both unwelcome and unwarranted. It’s also unhelpful. But I don’t think it’s meant to be helpful in any way,» White told Governing News in September.
The Democrat added local officials «have an obligation to be clear that this is going to make crime worse in the coming years.»
Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from adjacent Takoma Park, Maryland, similarly predicted the surge was a bad idea:
«No one in Washington is asking Trump to deploy the National Guard or take over the MPD. This is a phony, manufactured crisis if I’ve ever seen one,» Raskin said in August. «Since taking office, Trump has repeatedly undermined public safety in our nation’s capital.»
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also said last fall that Trump was acting like a «wannabe king» whose «unleash[ing of] the national guard on the city’s youth and homeless population has no basis in law and will put the safety of the people of our nation’s capital in danger.»
Fox News’ Elise Oggioni contributed to this report.
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