Posted on 02/01/2018 6:22:13 PM PST by markomalley
A trial of four accused MS-13 gang members began on Thursday after a Boston judge ruled that President Trump referencing the gang during a national address did not unduly influence the jury, Reuters reported.
U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor on Wednesday denied a request by a lawyer for his client, a suspected leader of an MS-13 cell in Massachusetts, to delay the trial until March after Trump's criticism.
During his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump condemned the "savage" gang and the "deadly loopholes" that he said allow members of the international gang to enter the U.S. as minors.
Trump recognized two married couples from Long Island at the speech who each had daughters that he said were murdered by members of the gang.
Four accused MS-13 members are on trial in Boston for racketeering charges.
“Put simply, MS-13 is about violence,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly Lawrence said in her opening statement for the trial, and told the jury that the four men are “fully committed to MS-13."
The Justice Department estimates there are about 10,000 members of the El Salvador-based gang MS-13 currently in the U.S. Trump frequently calls out the gang in advocating increased border control.
Whatta bout the ‘Rats’ MS-16?
Thanks Odunga.
I believe that one of the requirements if a young man wants to join MS-13 is that he has to murder someone. Not necessarily a rival drug gang member or a rival, but basically just anyone. They make the Mafia look nice.
they need to die!
All they have to do to counteract it is highlight this persons community involvement and things he has done to give back to the community. His charity work alone will lead to a mercy judgment.
oops forgot the /sarc tag.
I mean it’s not like their full body tattoos will prejudice the jury. The defense will dress them up in suits and ties, and make them look like good little boys.
According to Joy Reid MS-13 is a Fox News fake story....
Hopefully one day she will have a run in with them and see how fake they are
Some tool in Oregon was looking at a conviction in a triple homocide. He shaved his head , revealing an SS tattoo, which the judge said prejudiced the jury. Retrial is pending.
...with tatted faces. Hard to explain those away if they have them.
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