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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 06:52 PM May 2020

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: The FBI is very much involved and they have been with us.

Question to Mayor:
Is there more you can tell us about whether any of the looters have known connections to alt-right groups? And is this criminal aspect of the protests that we’re seeing here in another city something that warrants the FBI?…

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: The FBI is very much involved and they have been with us. Really along every single day and beforehand as preparation. We’re working in partnership with the FBI, the US Attorney’s Office, the ATF particularly their bomb and arson units. It’s too soon. In the course of this investigation for us to be able to say definitively one way or the other. As I said before, when I can say there’s no question that some of the destruction that happened last night, particularly the arsons were absolutely organized and coordinated. We’ll learn more about this over time as the investigation takes us course. But that’s, I’m confident of that.

If and when evidence and perps are rounded up that shows links to alt-right groups, the GOP and trump will be dancing a different jig....as the one they been dancing to is over.

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: The FBI is very much involved and they have been with us. (Original Post) beachbumbob May 2020 OP
I suspect some of the looting, esp the neighborhood looting we're seeing today, is just gang stuff. Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #1
when they have u hauls it's very organized could be national gangs could be mucifer May 2020 #2
The groups of antagonists just lit the match live love laugh Jun 2020 #3

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)
1. I suspect some of the looting, esp the neighborhood looting we're seeing today, is just gang stuff.
Sun May 31, 2020, 07:33 PM
May 2020

Crimes of opportunity using the other demonstrations alt-right agitation as a cover.
And is it even "looting" if there are no protests or riots involved? Is that just burglary?

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