Posted on 06/19/2024 7:34:12 AM PDT by Twotone
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) says the Department of Justice declined to prosecute threats against his family in contrast to how it has handled similar threats against Democrats.
Banks questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland about the seeming disparity in response to threats against Banks and threats against Democratic members of Congress. Banks wrote in a letter to the Justice Department chief that the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana “declined” to prosecute a man despite “clear evidence” of threats against Banks’ family, according to ABC News, which obtained a copy of the letter.
“When Capitol Police referred the criminal case against Aaron Thompson to the U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Indiana, they declined to prosecute despite clear evidence that Thompson violated federal law,” Banks wrote.
Banks received several threatening voicemails from Thompson, who was later prosecuted by a local district attorney in Indiana and sentenced to two years of probation.
“Three daughters. Hey, hey, hey, three bullets hey, hey, hey one wife yay. Oh yeah, yeah, we’ll give her two bullets,” Thompson said in one message, according to Banks’ letter.
In an interview with U.S. Capitol Police, Thompson admitted to calling and threatening Banks over disagreements with his political views. Thompson said he was intoxicated during the calls.
The DOJ’s treatment of Banks’ case contrasts with how the department handled threats leveled against Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, according to Banks, who asked Garland why the cases were treated differently. A man accused of threatening the California Democrat pleaded guilty in May after being charged by federal prosecutors in January.
In Swalwell’s case, an elderly Florida man left messages for the congressman, calling him a “moron” and accusing him of sleeping with a Chinese spy. The man also threatened Swalwell’s kids, saying, “I’m gonna kill your children.” The man said he was intoxicated at the time he left the messages for Swalwell.
In a case this week not featured in Banks’ letter, federal prosecutors secured a sentence of 33 months in prison and a $10,000 fine for a Texas man who was convicted of making threats against Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced the sentence against Brian Michael Gaherty of Houston on Monday.
Gaherty pleaded guilty to leaving four threatening messages for Waters in August and November 2022. In one of the messages, Gaherty threatened to “put a cap” in Waters’ head, “cut [her] throat,” and “stomp” her.
Equal treatment under the law is clearly a fiction. This cannot continue.
This is becoming so common that it inspired me to change my tagine last week.
Yes. Our country has become Animal Farm. Who woulda thunk it?
You expected a different outcome when Garland was involved?
Dumb ass Republican is surprised that a Democrat Presidents doj would leave him hanging out in harms way for shits & giggles🙁 this dumb ass would probably look forward to a one way trip to an American version of Dachau concentration camp & never forget that the Democrats have a history of doing that to Americans . And it was Germans and Italian/Americans not just Japanese/Americans😖!
Demonic eyes!
Dumb ass Republican is surprised that a Democrat Presidents doj would leave him hanging out in harms way for shits & giggles🙁 this dumb ass would probably look forward to a one way trip to an American version of Dachau concentration camp & never forget that the Democrats have a history of doing that to Americans . And it was Germans and Italian/Americans not just Japanese/Americans😖!
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It is indeed amazing how abused the Republican base (and really US citizens broadly) have been under the leadership of the careless and unserious GOPe. Actually, let me backtrack. The GOPe is interested in enriching themselves (via enriching their donors), but that’s about it.
DOJ only works for the Democrats.
Some animals are more equal than others!
It would be nice if the Dept of Injustice at least had to say it out loud: “We only care about democrats”.
Call the sheriff and prosecute him under the state’s anti-klan law.
They declined because they’re all in it. Don’t be surprised or shocked when we see in the coming weeks an assassination attempt against Trump coordinated by the FBI CIA and the DOJ. They’ll get some stupid saps who have entered this country illegally and pay them a lot of money, promising to bringing ALL their relatives to the USA followed by judicial support, to do the job. And once they fail, they will cover it up from head to toe and throw the framed illegals to rot in prison for life or commit suicide. Mark my words, something terrible is going to happen in the few coming months before the election. These people are evil our government is evil the DOJ, CIA and FBI are evil to the core all of them! Just like John F. Kennedy got snuffed by them they will try to do the same to trump before he gets into office to clean house. These bastards are evil and have become extremely powerful, yes, more powerful than the presidential branch! This institution has gotten out of control and delirious with power. They have literally metamorphosis into a modern day Nazi government. Do not be surprised at all if we end up in concentration camps, and disposed of. The only BIG problem they have on their hands is that God is still in control and we are his children and even though some of us will suffer the repercussions of their demonic power, God will save his remnant from total annihilation. AMEN! Come quickly Lord Jesus!
In fairness to the Bureau of Panty Sniffers, they were pretty busy sending their drones to intimidate trans mutilations whistleblowers.
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