Posted on 11/30/2017 8:06:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump, who often brought up the death of Kate Steinle during his campaign, tweeted Thursday night that the acquittal of the undocumented immigrant who shot her was a "disgraceful verdict."
"No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration," the President tweeted hours after a jury acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who had been deported five times before the killing of Steinle in 2015.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration. 9:30 PM - Nov 30, 2017 8,380 8,380 Replies 11,729 11,729 Retweets 33,575 33,575 likes
Trump often cited Steinle's death on a San Francisco pier during his presidential run as an example of the dangers of sanctuary cities.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned San Francisco's sanctuary city policy in the wake of a not-guilty verdict.
Sessions has been critical of sanctuary cities during his tenure as attorney general, and several cities have pursed legal action against the Department of Justice in response.
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IS KATE STEINLE DEAD? WERE YOU THERE WHEN THIS MAGGOT KILLED HER? GEEZ. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET THAT BLEEDING HEART CHECKED?!!!!
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