Following the former president’s words, threats to public safety continue to rise in the city of Springfield. The mayor was forced to declare a state of emergency.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump is being sued over his remarks at the debate that Haitian immigrants are eating the pets of local residents in Springfield, Ohio. The Associated Press reported this on Tuesday, September 24.
It noted that the lawsuit was filed by the Haitian Bridge Alliance, a non-profit organization representing Springfield’s Haitian community. The indictment also named Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance.
The organization blames the former Republican presidential candidate and his running mate and Ohio senator for the riots and threats that erupted in Springfield after Trump spread false claims about immigrants eating locals’ pets. resident
The activists demanded their right to file a lawsuit because of the local prosecutor’s inaction.
Trump and Vance were charged with conspiracy to disrupt government services, incitement to hatred, harassment of the media, spreading false statements, and aggravated menacing. The court submission required arrest warrants to be issued for both politicians.
The publication reported that last week Springfield’s mayor declared a state of emergency due to the ever-increasing threats to public safety. Some residents say they fear for their safety as the civil conflict worsens, and Mayor Rob Rue has received death threats.
“If anyone else had done what they did, they would have been arrested by now. So, the only question is whether the court, and then the prosecutor’s office, will treat Trump and Vance the same as anyone else.” is not above the law,” said the organization’s lawyer Subodh Chandra.
He emphasized that the July decision of the US Supreme Court granting broad immunity from criminal prosecution to former presidents is not applicable in this case, because Trump is an ordinary citizen.
Let’s remember that in a televised debate, Trump, speaking about the threat of migrants, accused them of allegedly eating cats and dogs of local residents. However, this was refuted by local authorities in Springfield at the end of the debate.
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