Activists leave the site of a limousine which was set ablaze during a protest against Trump. Someone wrote on the side of the burning limo: 'We the People'
Daily Mail: Majority of 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face 10 years in prison and $25k fine as US attorney says they will be charged with felony rioting
* 230 people have been arrested and six police officers injured in the D.C.protests against President Trump
* Many any of those arrested will reportedly face up to a 10 year prison sentence and $25,000 fine
* A violent rampage started two blocks from the White House in McPherson Square and along K Street
* A limo was set on fire after destructive demonstrators threw a flare into its shattered windows
* Police with shields lined up and blocked the parade route as riots broke out around the city
* Officials have used tear gas, pepper spray and flash bang grenades on the
mob
* Windows have been smashed at Starbucks, McDonald's and Bank of America buildings
* Broadcaster Larry King said the windows of his SUV were smashed by protesters while he was in studios
Most of the 230 rioters arrested after violent protests erupted in Washington D.C. following Donald Trump's inauguration will be charged with felony rioting, federal prosecutors said on Saturday.
The charge carries a punishment of up to ten years in jail and a $25,000 fine.
Thousand of protesters launched a violent rampage just blocks away from the White House as anti-Trump demonstrators smashed store windows, set fire to cars and threw bricks at police.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Another sign that business as usual is no more. This is no longer President Obama's Justice Department .... and I would not be surprised if the message was sent out by the incoming White House to prosecute these rioters to the full extent of the law. And while I have to wonder if a DC jury will convict these rioters .... the prospect of spending a few years in jail, heavy fines .... and even heavier legal bills .... should be more than enough to dissuade all but the committed.
* Windows have been smashed at Starbucks, McDonald's and Bank of America buildings
* Broadcaster Larry King said the windows of his SUV were smashed by protesters while he was in studios
Most of the 230 rioters arrested after violent protests erupted in Washington D.C. following Donald Trump's inauguration will be charged with felony rioting, federal prosecutors said on Saturday.
The charge carries a punishment of up to ten years in jail and a $25,000 fine.
Thousand of protesters launched a violent rampage just blocks away from the White House as anti-Trump demonstrators smashed store windows, set fire to cars and threw bricks at police.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: Another sign that business as usual is no more. This is no longer President Obama's Justice Department .... and I would not be surprised if the message was sent out by the incoming White House to prosecute these rioters to the full extent of the law. And while I have to wonder if a DC jury will convict these rioters .... the prospect of spending a few years in jail, heavy fines .... and even heavier legal bills .... should be more than enough to dissuade all but the committed.
Related Posts :
Philippines Will Not Help US Patrols In The South China Sea- Vietnam Has Begun Dredging Work On A Disputed Reef In The South China Sea
- Canada's Spy Agency: President-Elect Trump's View On Torture May Change How Canada Shares Intel With The U.S.
- High Ranking Russian Military Officer Killed In Syria
First American To Orbit The Earth, John Glenn, Dies At 95