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notdeplorable

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Wed Jan 25, 2017, 05:08 PM Jan 2017

D.C. Police Chief Wont Comment on Journalists Charged With Felony Rioting After Mass Arrest

The interim police chief in the nation’s capital is declining to address details of a 235-person mass arrest Friday during President Donald Trump's inauguration as it becomes clear that some journalists were booked alongside activists.

So far, seven journalists have been identified as being among the 230 adults charged with felony rioting, which carries a maximum 10 years in prison and a large fine.

Peter Newsham told U.S. News he could not confirm that he ordered the mass arrest and said that he could not comment on why some journalists were charged while at least four others were allowed to leave a large penned-in group.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2017-01-25/dc-police-chief-wont-comment-on-journalists-charged-with-felony-rioting-after-inauguration-mass-arrest?src=usn_tw

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D.C. Police Chief Wont Comment on Journalists Charged With Felony Rioting After Mass Arrest (Original Post) notdeplorable Jan 2017 OP
I wonder how many of the protesters were trumphumpers??? asiliveandbreathe Jan 2017 #1
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