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single resource available to get the job done. >> joining our discussion, democratic representative eric swalwellell, thank you very much for join us tonight. your committee has jurisdiction over the fbi. homeland security obviously has its jurisdiction stated in the name of the committee. what are you looking for as this investigation goes forward in new orleans? >> well, i want to understand, are we safe at future public events? of course there's going to be more college football playoff games. new orleans will host the super bowl this year. and there are multiple public gathering events that could be targeted. and as i understand it, there were not many warning signs here. and obviously when you use a truck, it is very hard to defend against or to see that coming. what can we do in the future? how can the public be aware of what the signs are of somebody who has become radicalized so they can more early prep the fbi to be on the lookout for that? so that was part of the briefing that i received this morning from the fbi as it relates to this attack. >> the homeland security, you've certainly s

we're talking to bay area congressman eric swalwell about how democrats are going to try to navigate things in d.c. and what that all means for us back here in california. we'll have that conversation coming up in a few minutes. >>> first, a look at some of your local news headlines. president-elect trump will return to the courthouse before he goes back to the white house. a week from today a judge will sentence trump for his conviction in new york stemming from a so-called hush money payment made to an adult film star before the 2016 election. in a motion to dismiss, trump argued that his ascension to the white house mandated his conviction be vacated, but today the judge said it did not. he did indicate trump would not be sentenced to any prison time. >>> the antioch police department agreeing to a new oversight deal with the feds in the wake of a racist text scandal. there were dozens of discriminatory texts allegedly exchanged by antioch police staff between 2019 and '22. nearly half of the force was put on leave after the discovery. as part of the agreement, the department must

this is what east bay congressman eric swalwell told kron 4 today. >> it's never been done before you't screw with people when they are hurting the most in need government. and by the way, it would be foolish for any member of congress to do this because california is the largest delegation in the country. and so if you lose california, if you lose the 50 plus members of congress in california. good luck passing relief aid. you know what other states need it. so it would be so list to try and politicize something that has always been about, you know, helping distributing the aid where it's needed. the most. >> among the options for approving a that are being considered tying it to a debt limit extension or including it in a government funding bill. meantime, congress did approve 110 billion and disaster relief money back in december. so fema does have enough for immediate grant and vicki. all right, catherine, thank you for that. well, it's been exactly a week since those fire started in southern california. and a new poll out shows how registered voters feel about. >> the governor's

east bay congressman eric swalwell announced a new bill today called the preventing our next natural disaster act. if approved, it would make changes to the way fema operates and boosts the agency's budget. congressman swalwell says the bill would also provide funding to communities that are most vulnerable to natural disasters to help them better prepare for increasing threats. a south bay 16 year old says he couldn't sit on the sidelines as wildfires ripped through southern california. he put his own tech skills to work to create a website to help fire victims move forward. it's a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. marianne favro joins us from cupertino with more. ruben vargas is a junior here at cupertino high school. he just launched his website yesterday. he says he wanted to give fire victims one place to go to access all the services they need. after days of watching images of flames spreading in southern california and the devastation the infernos left behind, 16 year old cupertino high school student ruben varghese knew he wanted to help, so he turned to what he knows and

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as you alluded congressman eric swalwell from the 14th district in the east bay. we appreciate you coming on. the number sharing your insights today. thank you so much. we want to note our parent company nexstar media group is partnering with the red cross to raise money for victims in southern california. if you'd like to help out just scan the qr code on your screen, that will take you to the page where you can donate. >> whether time is so we get a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge on this spring-like day. yeah, very nice day out there. here's kyla. >> yeah, that's right. and obviously we are so fortunate whether it's been on our side here, your heart just goes out to those dealing with those fires in southern california and they will start to catch a break on thursday. but we have had just a really nice round of weather. you can see the clear skies out there. >> from the east bay hills. now, we did have a very chilly morning this morning. got down to the freezing mark in napa. santa rosa livermore. not too far from it and conquer their 36.

and congressman eric swalwell also was here. he says that he has introduced a bill and is hoping that it can pass so that it can get more federal funding to prevention measures. >> it was a celebration of a budget battle victory. >> it is my honor and privilege to place truck 56 in service at quarters- [applause] fremont. >> fire chief zuraida diaz brought the new fire truck into service. >> it's a pretty expensive piece of equipment, diaz says. >> tuesday's ceremony came after 20 years of planning. the fire truck costs about $2 million, and the department worked with the city to get additional funds for staffing. >> the city granted us another million and a half to recruit and hire to support opening up the 14th company nine personnel. >> the move comes as many people worry about fire response and preparedness as flames tear through parts of los angeles. >> we have to make bigger investments to prevent against the next natural disaster. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a

joining me now is congressman eric swalwell, democrat of california, who serves on the judiciary committee and is a former state prosecutor. congressman, good to have you here. first, your reaction to the news from the supreme court. >> it's the right call. it's a shocking call that the court that gave him absolute immunity and would plant in his head that he can do whatever he wants and have no accountability would do this, and the are separate questions now about will they have the muscle in the future as he continues to test them, but it's the right call. what's the alternative? that this guy would be treated differently than anyone else who suffered a criminal conviction? that just doesn't feel right. i also want to say, credit to judge merchan. in the last couple months, you have seen all these billionaire bros going down to mar-a-lago, hat in hand, contributing to the inaugural campaign, and just completely capitulating, and this guy is standing tall and saying no, you know, rule of law still matters. >> i feel like judge merchan has conducted himself with tremendous integrity and on

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this is what east bay congressman eric swalwell told kron 4 today. >> it's never been done before you don't screw with people when they are hurting the most in need government. and by the way, it would be foolish for any member of congress to do this because california is the largest delegation in the country. and so if you lose california, if you lose the 50 plus members of congress in california. good luck passing relief aid. you know what other states needed. so it would be so who wish to try and politicize something that has always been about, you know, helping distributing the aid where it's needed. the most. >> among the options for approving ad being considered right now, tying it to a debt limit extension or including it in a government funding bill. meantime, congress did approve. remember 110 billion dollars in disaster relief. money in december. so fema does have enough for immediate needs. back to you. all right. thank you, catherine. people are not the only displaced by these fires. so are many paths as a result. rescue organizations here in the bay area they're taking in

. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to try and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be bipartisan. this could affect any area in the country. republican district. democratic district. >> fremont itself is already doing what many cities are considering. the city has a hillside initiative banning development in wildfire prone areas. >> fremont. we're trying to reduce urban sprawl. we're trying to limit it to our key corridors. it's away from the hills, away from the brush fire. it's much safer experience, and we can get more density as well in these places. so all future growth in city of fremont will be near these transit oriented areas. >> fire officials say the new personnel will be working off of this tempora

congressman eric swalwell, who represents alameda county, played a key role in the impeachment of the former president during his first administration. today we asked congressman swalwell if he's at all concerned. >> trump talks about his revenge to iran. apparently one of the stops on the tou you know, that's fine. it's not going to intimidate you know, i'm not going to stop fighting for what my constituents care about. i think he loses the american people. if he goes in in his first 100 days and it's just, you know, putting all of his political opponents under investigation, he'll lose the ability to really take on, you know, the issues that he was elected to take >> congressman swalwell says he is willing to put his differences aside and work with the president-elect in order to help improve the lives of the american people. >> chair of corpus did is take this fight to a whole nother level. >> still ahead here on kron 4, the drama surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus continues to claim she has now filed against county leaders. plus house santa cruz city leaders pla

we spoke with the bay area, congressman eric swalwell about what it was like having a pelosi back in house chamber. >> i was so moved and inspired to see just the continued resilience of nancy pelosi. i don't know if we'll ever in my lifetime. see a leader like nancy pelosi. but for the new members today who are sworn in to share the floor with her, i know it's something that was very special and it's something that they'll never forget. >> and nancy pelosi fellow well walking down a set of stairs last month immediately after the fall, she was able to stand up and take this picture. she was then taken to the hospital in germany where she had hip replacement surgery and recovered before returning to congress. meantime, adam schiff has been sworn in as california's new u.s. senator for the next 6 years. our capitol correspondent tom wallace reports so help you god. >> congratulations, senator. >> with democrat adam schiff has officially been sworn in as california's new u.s. senator for the full 6 year term. we're ready for the new session to get to work. shift spoke one-on-one with us

. >> democratic congressman eric swalwell says now is not the time for politics. >> people in the area are still in evacuation zones and are not in their homes. i don't think that's what they want right now. they just they want their government to do what government is supposed to do, which is respond to a crisis and take care of them. >> hanging in the balance. california's ability to secure much needed fema relief money as the santa ana winds gather pace, threatening to worsen an already dire situation. an adviser for newsom tells abc seven news that the governor is, quote, 100% focused on fires, ongoing rescue efforts and the recovery process, not politics. ama and dan. >> all right, monica, thank you. >> well, coming up, we have much more coverage of the los angeles county fires, including this incredible video of one man helping a neighbor find her dog and evacuate. >> but first, after the break, the peninsula's immigrant community is on edge, following border patrol operations in the central valley. the action local officials are taking to help protect undocumented people in san

we got a chance to speak with east bay congressman eric swalwell about the expansion. >> why meyer with i saw today in fremont they added fire company today because they did an assessment of where the majority of the calls are coming from and they surged more resources at a new engine and additional firefighters, 2 station 6 there. so that's the direction you should be going. and that's what responsible government leaders >> now these additions mean the fire station 6. it's located on central avenue. there will now have and engine and truck staff to each and every day. >> we're learning the names of the 4 family members found shot to death in a santa rosa home earlier this month. authorities have identified them as 67 year-old clive guff. 67 year-old donna goff. 33 year-old reyna gotten 28 year-old cameron goth deputies say clive and donna were once married and reyna and cameron where their children, the victims were. found last week during a welfare check on monarch court. officers say that they found these people with several gunshots. each in different areas of the house and a gun wa

today in fremont, east bay congressman eric swalwell outlined the bill that he's co-sponsoring. if approved, it would make changes to the way fema o operates and boost the agency's budget. it would also allocate more money to better address dangers in high risk communities before a disaster. so this is really about just recognizing the threat we face from unseasonable winds and perps resource challenges as it relates to water, and to try and be ready. the legislation would also reportedly allow fema to improve its data collection and better track funding and resources during a disaster. well, california lawmakers have canceled a special session hearing for the second time in two days. on monday, lawmakers expanded the budget session to not only include plans to prepare for the trump administration, but to help la disaster relief. many lawmakers, though across the aisle, didn't want to combine the two issues. so leaders canceled today's meeting to figure out another way to separate the disaster relief. now, as crews keep working to contain the flames and as the investigations con

. >> and earlier today we got a chance to speak with bay area congressman eric swalwell, who represents alameda county swalwell played a key role in the second impeachment of donald trump during his first administration. that trial, the president-elect has vowed to go after his political enemies in his second term and we asked well, well, if he's concerned. >> trump talks about his revenge to iran. apparently one of the stops on the tour. you know, that's fine. it's not going to intimidate you know, i'm not going to stop fighting for what my constituents care about. think he loses the american people. if he goes in in his first 100 days and it's just, you know, putting all of his political opponents under investigation, he'll lose the ability to really take on, you know, the issues that he was elected to take >> congressman swalwell served as an impeachment manager and leader of the russia investigation during trump's first term but says he's willing to put his differences aside and work with the president elect in order to help improve the lives of the american people. >> security is t

eric swalwell introduces the act. and today it would increase fema's pre-disastir medication system funding and also require feed baa collect on the impact of the national communities. and congressman was in fremont today as the city celebrated a booth. they will keep theming with positions because of this case. and to hear them actually expanding their fire resources? >> reporter: right, ryan. well the fires in southern california have put more scrutiny on recent cuts to funding for public safety resources and has added questions as to whether or not fire departments are adequately prepared for disasters with those cuts. here in fremont, city officials are celebrating a rare increase to fire resources. a station six here behind me adds a different company to the station. >> i heard them go available on the radio, and we got to a point where we didn't know if this was ever going to happen. so when i heard that on the radio, it became really real for me. >> reporter: captain ahmad was just a rookie when the seeds were

we're talking to bay area congressman eric swalwell about how democrats are going to try to navigate us back here in california. we'll have that conversation coming up in a few minutes. >>> first, a look at some of your local news headlines. president-elect trump will return to the courthouse before he goes back to the white house. a week from today a judge will sentence trump for his conviction in new york stemming from a so-called hush money payment made to an adult film star before the 2016 election. in a motion to dismiss, trump argued that his

congressman eric swalwell who represents alameda county played a key role in the impeachment of the former president during his first administration. we asked congressman swalwell if he's at all concerned. >> trump talks about his revenge to iran. apparently one of the stops on the tour. you know, that's fine. it's not going to intimidate you know, i'm not going to stop fighting for what my constituents care about. i think he loses the american people. if he goes in in his first 100 days and it's just, you know, putting all of his political opponents under investigation, he'll lose the ability to really take on, you know, the issues that he was elected to take >> congressman swalwell says he is willing to put his differences aside and work with the president-elect in order to help improve the lives of the american people. >> chair of corpus did is take this fight to a whole nother level. >> still ahead here on kron 4 more drama involving san mateo county sheriff christina corpus claims she's now filed against county leaders. plus. >> of my co-workers had his hair burned off. workers sharin

and we spoke with bay area congressman eric swalwell about what it was like having her back at work. we'll hear from them in just a moment. but take a look at this. this is just some of the more than 2000 pounds of fish seized by officials just this week. they say fishermen hid the illegally caught fish behind a fake wall on a boat in san francisco and didn't declare for retail sale. officials say they later caught the same suspect trying to hide more fish behind a fake wall on another boat. the california department of fish and wildlife saw those fission. the proceeds were donated to the fish and game preservation fund. bird flu has caused a prices to jump almost $9. a dozen in some parts of california. officials say the state's benchmark for large shell eggs rose to 8 78 97 rather. the fda says the virus caused a production to drop 4% nationwide in november. and hilton is opening another hotel in walnut creek this spring. it'll be on 4.90, lawrence way. no word yet on when exactly the field building will open. but the hotel is accepting reservations. starting in may. the new hilson

representative a congressman eric swalwell about what her presence meant there. >> i was so moved and inspired to see just that the continued resilience of nancy pelosi and nobody should ever, you know, feel sorry for themselves if you know, having an issue showing up to congress, you know, for an important vote because she did it, you know, with a pretty severe injury and she looked pretty strong doing it. i don't know if we'll ever in my lifetime. see a leader like nancy pelosi. but for the new members today who are sworn in to share the floor with her i know was something that was very special. >> the 84 year-old pelosi had hip replacement surgery in germany after falling and breaking her hip overseas last month. back at it. >> still ahead here, 3 mike thompson officially elected speaker of the house with live update from our dc bureau about barely won re-election. and still ahead this hour, we are following the latest out of new orleans days after that devastating attack. the san francisco connection that we're now learning about and widespread incidents of anti-semitism across th

congressman eric swalwell just off of the new piece of legislation aimed at protecting against the nextural disaster. >> also coming up, a 4 year-old bay area girl. he's been shot. a gun battle. we'll get into that and more grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the news at 4 is next. the ktl 3 o'clock. okay. headed over to samantha cortese and johnson with that. >> now for a young girl caught in middle of gun battle in north this afternoon. neighbors are asking for help as the 4 year-old remains in critical condition. >> also, what the latest on this devastating fires that are continuing to burn los angeles county with crews are up against today. good afternoon. thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis and extreme fire. danger warning is in effect. >> or the entirety of southern california. at least 24 deat

congressman eric swalwell who represents alameda county. i asked him about his priority for the 100 19th congress and working with president trump and the republicans. >> president elect trump. i will root for him to succeed. yes, i was an impeachment manager. yes, i was one of the leaders of the russia investigation, but he is the president. and if he once a partner to secure the border find one me if you want a partner to, you know, expand legal immigration to address the workforce find a partner in many of you know, to do everything we can to make sure people pay less for their health care. >> and are not challenged by, you know, corporate greed when they go to the grocery store to find a partner and me. >> and coming up in the next hour, we're going to hear from the congressman about being a potential target for president elect trump who has vowed to go after his political enemies. speaker a merit to. >> pelosi, it's great to see you back in the chamber. former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, san francisco zone was back in washingto

east bay congressman eric swalwell says this is not what we should be focused on right now. >> people in the area are still in evacuation zones and are not in their homes. i don't think that's what they want right now. they just they want their government to do what government is supposed to do, which is respond to a crisis and take care of them. >> an adviser for the governor tells abc seven news he is, quote, 100% focused on the fire, ongoing rescue efforts and the recovery process, not politics. >> the canadian firefighting plane, known as the super scooper, is back in the air over l.a. county a week after it got damaged when a drone hit it. the plane is quite a sight. when it's put into service. it can drop 1500 gallons of water at a time on a fire. despite that impressive capability, the state has been leasing two of these for 90 day periods for the last three decades, according to l.a. county fire. and some people are wondering, why don't they just buy one of these aircraft? now, firefighting experts say it comes down to the state's specific needs and limitations. >> in our heli

. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill tory and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be bipartisan. this could affect any area in the country. republican district. democratic district. >> fremont itself is already doing what many cities are considering. the city has a hillside initiative banning development in wildfire prone areas. >> fremont. we're trying to reduce urban sprawl. we're trying to limit it to our key corridors. it's away from the hills, away from the brush fire. it's much safer experience, and we can get more density as well in these places. so all future growth in city of fremont will be near these transit oriented areas. >> fire officials say the new personnel will be working off of this temporary truck unti

firefighters going to be hired and the department is bringing in a new fire truck east bay congressman eric swalwell, praise of fremont leaders from the upgrades added fire company. >> today because they did an assessment of where. >> the majority of the calls are coming from and they surged more resources at a new engine and additional firefighters, 2 station 6 there. so that's the direction you should be going. and that's what responsible government leaders too. >> it did. these additions mean fire station 6 on central avenue will now have an engine and truck staff every day. and even fire ripped through one week ago leaving hundreds with nothing but the clothes on their back as they trying to evacuate to safety. now bay area is helping to all the families that are displaced man is in san francisco going to hold a donation drive this week over sarah stinson has that story. >> take a look. day 2 of this donation drive in manny's is packed with donations for people wanting to help those affected by the fires in los angeles. the owner making sure each item donated his match with an organization that

. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill to help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be bipartisan. this could affect any area in the country. republican district. democratic district. >> fremont itself is already doing what many cities are considering. the city has a hillside initiative banning development in wildfire prone areas. >> fremont. we're trying to reduce urban sprawl. we're trying to limit it to our key corridors. it's away from the hills, away from the brush fire. that's much safer experience, and we can get more density as well in these places. so all future growth in city of fremont will be near these transit oriented areas. >> fire officials say the new personnel will be working off of this temporary tru

. >> congressman eric swalwell was at the fremont fire ceremony, and he says he's introduced a bill tory and help. >> my bill is going to increase the funding that fema has to put into preventive measures, whether it's, you know, having more water resources to fight fires, having more firefighter stations near the areas that are the most vulnerable. >> the bill also would create a national disaster database across agencies to share information. >> this should be bipartisan. this could affect any area in the country. republican district. democratic district. >> fremont itself is already doing what many cities are considering. the city has a hillside initiative banning development in wildfire prone areas. >> fremont. we're trying to reduce urban sprawl. we're trying to limit it to our key corridors. it's away from the hills, away from the brush fire. it's much safer experience, and we can get more density as well in these places. so all future growth in city of fremont will be near these transit oriented areas. >> fire officials say the new personnel will be working off of this temporary

. >> democratic congressman eric swalwell says now is not the time for politics. >> people in the area are still in evacuation zones and are not in their homes. i don't think that's what they want right now. they just they want their government to do what government is supposed to do, which is respond to a crisis and take care of them. >> hanging in the balance. california's ability to secure much needed fema relief money as the santa ana winds gather pace, threatening to worsen an already dire situation. an adviser for newsom tells abc seven news that the governor is, quote, 100% focused on the fires, ongoing rescue efforts and the recovery process, not politics. live in the studio monica madden, abc seven news. >> at least for the moment. thank you very much, monica. >> all right. and keeping track of the weather conditions in socal, because as we heard, the winds could flare up again today. >> yeah. those wicked santa ana winds. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that for us and is here now. sandhya. >> yeah, and dan and ama, those are going to be dangerously high winds that ar

east bay congressman eric swalwell says this is not what we should be focused on right now. >> people in the area are still in evacuation zones and are not in their homes. i don't think that's what they want right now. they just they want their government to do what government is supposed to do, which is respond to a crisis and take care of them. >> an adviser for the governor tells abc seven news he is, quote, 100% focused on the fires, ongoing rescue efforts and the recovery process, not politics. >> the canadian firefighting plane, known as the super scooper, is back in the air over l.a. county a week after it got damaged when a drone hit it. the plane is quite a sight. when it is put into service, it can drop 1500 gallons of water at a time. despite their impressive capabilities, the state has been leasing two of them for 90 day periods for the last three decades, according to l.a. county fire. some are wondering why the state hasn't just invested in buying the aircraft. firefighting experts say it comes down to the state's specific needs and limitations. >> in our helicopters, th

are going to be hired and the department is bringing in a new fire truck east bay congressman eric swalwell praises fremont leaders for these upgrades. >> they added fire company today because they did an assessment of where the majority of the calls are coming from and they surged more resources at a new engine and additional firefighters, 2 station 6 there. so that's the direction you should be going. and that's what responsible government leaders too. >> and these additions me the fire station 6 on central avenue is now going to have that extra engine and the truck will be staffed every day. >> and it's really important to my family. >> we want know that the fillmore is upset. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news demands for action in san francisco's fillmore district before the closure. one of the only grocery stores and at people. and san francisco's mayor daniel lurie declares a state of emergency on the fentanyl crisis. w >> 6.29 right now and we are checking out the weather for you all week and says chilly out there little bit. i had a coat today which went a long way to for s

. >> congressman eric swalwell was there at the fire ceremony in fremont.ed a bill that will increase the amount of money that fema has to put into preventative measures. >> all right. 549 is the time. back over to sal. keeping an eye on the commute. middle of the week. how does it look, sal? >> yeah, it doesn't look bad so far. pam and dave, i've been looking at a couple of these commutes, and i will let you know when things start getting busier. but highway four is getting a little busier now. you can see it here in our picture as you see the traffic heading over to concord. you can also see it here as you see the map beginning a little bit more red in that area where we just showed you. but 680 looks good all the way to san ramon. some slowing at the altamont pass. 880 and 680 heading south are still good. so if you can, you should go. now, metering lights have come on, and there's a little bit of a backup starting to form at the toll plaza. 550. what about today's weather? let's bring steve back in. >> i think you know it, sal. yes. >> it's going to be

this from representative eric swalwell. he says trump wants to and canada, which is interesting, because as a convicted felon he is not allowed to visit there. i just don't know how this is going to work. this from senator bill hagerty. this entire lawfare case was a political campaign sham designed only to brand president trump as a felon. the judge didn't even impose a punishment. what a pathetic waste of taxpayer resources that should have been used on the real crimes against new yorkers. congresswoman jasmine crockett, there are two tiered systems of justice in this country, and donald trump lives on the tier where he gets to walk into the white house without spending a single day in jail or being put on probation after being convicted of 34 felonies. one more, this from senator lindsey graham. the new york justice system is beyond anti-trump. the new york attorney general and manhattan district attorney see president trump as a political prize. they have singled out president trump for prosecution for offenses that eit

this from representative eric swalwell. he says trump wants to and canada, which is interesting, because as a convicted felon he is not allowed to visit there. i just don't know how this is going to work. this from senator bill hagerty. this entire lawfare case was a political campaign sham designed only to brand president trump as a felon. the judge didn't even impose a punishment. what a pathetic waste of taxpayer resources that should have been used on the real crimes against new yorkers. congresswoman jasmine crockett, there are two tiered systems of justice in this country, and donald trump lives on the tier where he gets to walk into the white house without spending a single day in jail or being put on probation after being convicted of 34 felonies. one more, this from senator lindsey graham. the new york justice system is beyond anti-trump. the new york attorney general and manhattan district attorney see president trump as a political prize. they have singled out president trump for prosecution for offenses that eit