The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it is going to investigate the Chicago Police Department. The probe comes amid allegations of a cover-up of the officer-involved shooting death of Laquan McDonald last year.
AG Lynch: @TheJusticeDept has opened an investigation into whether Chicago police practices violated federal law https://t.co/L9nLnszbJn
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 7, 2015
U.S. Justice Department to investigate Chicago police https://t.co/QMDt7rqWyR pic.twitter.com/sEbfvxhO9J
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 7, 2015
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds wonders:
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/673896285573931008
Any investigative journalists in the MSM want to dig into that question? Anyone? … Anyone?
@instapundit @severeconservat @HuffingtonPost Very good question.
— john fort (@jsfort) December 7, 2015
@instapundit Because the Democratic base demands, and profits, from the racism and violence.
— Tom Royce (@TomRoyce) December 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/ScrappyNeu/status/673897124384247809
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Remind me again what political party has been running Chicago since the 1930's? https://t.co/LhANecMZXh
— Jeff Yeah! (@JeffOutLoud) December 7, 2015
Maybe the DOJ’s questioning should start with President Obama’s former chief of staff, who is now the mayor of Chicago.
I wonder if Obama is having DOJ investigate the Chicago PD to get the truth or give Rahm cover
— jeffswarens (@jeffswarens) December 7, 2015
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