Lawsuit: Trump using feds in Portland to create national police force | KOIN.comPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN TV)
"The federal response to the ongoing protests in Portland is a result of President Donald Trump’s threat to “‘take over’ American cities” and desire to create a national police force, a lawsuit filed on behalf of Don’t Shoot Portland, Wall of Moms and other individual protesters claims.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Monday and names Chad Wolf, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and U.S. Attorney General William Barr among other defendants, alleges Trump consulted with Barr and Wolf to use the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd “as an opportunity to use federal forces — not to defend civil rights, but to quell the protests.”
I don’t know if this had been brought up but I saw this today:
Jeh Johnson (former US Secretary of Homeland Security) confirmed on MSNBC that DHS 'cops' are 'contractors.' They are mercenaries supplied by Erik Prince, brother of Betsy DeVos, who runs a private military company called Blackwater. The US Govt is paying for this army.
Can this be true? Who knows. But interesting. I have seen this on other twitter thread.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1286730355496476673.html
Jeh Johnson (former US Secretary of Homeland Security) confirmed on MSNBC that DHS 'cops' are 'contractors.' They are mercenaries supplied by Erik Prince, brother of Betsy DeVos, who runs a private military company called Blackwater. The US Govt is paying for this army.
Can this be true? Who knows. But interesting. I have seen this on other twitter thread.
It fits. @jeanne-mayell told us about Erik Prince and Blackwater here years ago. I expected news of him to pop up sooner or later!
I found this earlier but didn't share it yet. Relates to @jessi1978 previous post.
Portland
Clashes in Portland as Trump’s actions light fuse under protests in other cities.
"The US agents, drawn mainly from border patrol, were dispatched to Portland by Donald Trump ostensibly to protect the courthouse.
But they have succeeded in inflaming the situation, redirecting the ire of demonstrators away from police brutality and towards the president’s provocative deployment of highly militarised officers with no known training in crowd control.
Trump has justified the move, saying it is intended to tackle anarchy and violence on the streets of Portland and other cities.
But he has focused his rhetoric at the Democratic management of those cities in what critics have decried as a blatant electoral ploy ahead of November's election."
Clashes in Portland as Trump’s actions light fuse under protests in other cities | Portland | The Guardian
My husband (poli sci major) reminded me this evening that these so called troops are not subject to the rule of Posse Comitatis, because they are not technically part of any military branch. This has the stink of Stephen C-Grade Fascist From Santa Monica Miller all over it.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Joanne Hardesty request meeting with DHS Secretary Wolf to resolve Portland protest.
| kgw.com
With our evening news reporting that at different times they have heard that Trump was increasing DHS agents and others by 50 to 100 to even a reported 150 more, its pushing the need for a change in both policing and federal responses.
Ps Thanks @laura-f for the Posse Comitatus Act link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
I watched AG Bob Barr bluster, prevaricate and twist in his "testimony" all afternoon.. it was clear to see (and Jim Jordan's ridiculous antics all over again just like in the Impeachment hearing.. thank God Doug Collins wasn't there to add his screeching) that he is Trump's man.. not the peoples. HE was also questioned about the paramilitary "special groups" deployed to Portland and their "job" there... and.. of course.. an honest answer was not forthcoming. He was called out several times and forced to see his complicity which of course he continued to deny. It is interesting to see where it goes from here... as the testimony/appearance just came to an end.
@jessi1978. @michele-b. @vestralux
I could find zero news except for the one you posted which was from something called Candy Comedy and then a bunch of other non news sites that post rumors.
We posted some that is related to this item and it came in March when it was discovered that Erik Prince had been hired by the Trump Administration to spy on liberal protest groups, starting with a teachers union in his sister, Betsy Davos, the Education Secretary's home state of Minnesota. Erik Prince Recruits Former Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups.
This development could be the beginning of something dark and dangerous that some of us have been worried about for several years. It is possible Prince's mercenaries are part of the DHS troops, but no credible news sources have reported it as far as I know.
I admit that when I saw the unmarked police in Portland grabbing young men from the streets, I thought it was Prince's work and that they were going to get intelligence from them to help Trump's campaign. But I have no credible information on it, just a bad feeling.
Some astrologers on YouTube are suggesting sending secret police to democratic cities to incite violence is part of Trump and Barr's plan to declare martial law and send in the military to supress democratic votes and disrupt the election. Any thoughts?
Perhaps this article has some use for confirming what we "feel"? https://www.justsecurity.org/71636/the-presidents-private-army/
and this is what I found when researching if they are a reliable source: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/just-security/