Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign spokesman Brian Fallon: ‘Defund the police’
Brian Fallon, the national press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, joined Thursday the rising calls on the left to slash law enforcement budgets. Published June 4, 2020
Julio Torres, Pennsylvania protester with coronavirus, accused of attacking cops
Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth said that Julio V. Torres, 22, who was arrested during a Monday night protest, took no precautions to avoid spreading the virus despite being instructed previously to self-quarantine. Published June 3, 2020
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao charged in George Floyd death
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upgraded Wednesday the murder the charge against one former Minneapolis officer and issued arrest warrants for three others in the death of George Floyd, a case that has ignited mass racial-justice protests and violent rioting nationwide. Published June 3, 2020
Klobuchar: Three officers to be charged in Floyd’s death, murder charge will be upped
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, said Wednesday that former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin will be charged with second-degree murder, and that the three other officers at the scene of George Floyd's death will also be charged. Published June 3, 2020
Public health experts support George Floyd protests, oppose coronavirus shutdown rallies
It's not OK to violate stay-at-home and social distancing orders if you're protesting the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic, but it's fine to do so if you're decrying "white supremacy," according to some public health experts. Published June 3, 2020
Sarah Iannarone, ‘Antifa mayor,’ eyes Portland, Oregon runoff win
Longtime Portland community organizer Sarah Iannarone has made no secret of her political sympathies. She declared last year that "I am Antifa" and wryly embraced the "Antifa mayor" label. Published June 2, 2020
Oregon Republicans launch second recall of ‘disastrous’ Democratic Gov. Kate Brown
Oregon Republicans have launched a recall campaign against Gov. Kate Brown, the second in less than two years, accusing her of abusing her office and wrecking the state's economy with her sweeping coronavirus shutdown orders. Published June 2, 2020
Peeved anarchists accuse Donald Trump of ‘scapegoating’ antifa, defend ‘militant unrest’
Anarchists have accused President Trump of "demonizing" and "scapegoating" them by blaming far-left extremist groups such as antifa for the spread of mass U.S. rioting. Published June 2, 2020
George Floyd death a homicide, had drugs in his system, medical examiner says
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner released Monday updated autopsy results for George Floyd, ruling that he was killed while being restrained by police officers and that he had drugs in his system. Published June 1, 2020
George Floyd protests give way to ‘organized’ looting, riots, destruction
State and local officials across the country have been left blindsided and dumbfounded by the unprecedented number of rioters, the intensity of the destruction, and the unexpectedly high level of coordination and organization. Published June 1, 2020
George Floyd family autopsy: Asphyxiation cause of death
Independent autopsy results released Monday by the family of George Floyd found that he died of asphyxiation as one Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck and two others pushed on his back. Published June 1, 2020
Donald Trump slams ‘Radical Left’ Biden staffers for donating to protester bailout fund
President Trump accused Democratic presidential rival Joseph R. Biden of employing "Radical Left" campaign workers over a report that they donated to a bail fund aimed at springing arrested Minneapolis protesters. Published June 1, 2020
George Floyd’s family to announce results of independent autopsy
The family of George Floyd, the black man who died last week in Minneapolis police custody, plans to announce Monday the results of an independent autopsy challenging the county medical examiner's preliminary findings. Published June 1, 2020
Portland officials beg Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to deploy National Guard after denials
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams pleaded Monday for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to call up the National Guard, saying she has been asked repeatedly but has so far refused to send troops to help "desperate" officers besieged by rioting. Published June 1, 2020
Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial defaced by vandals in rioting
Some of the nation's most iconic monuments were defaced over the weekend as roving rioters spread to the National Mall, leaving a trail of vandalism in their wake. Published June 1, 2020
Univ. of Alabama Birmingham professor instructs rioters on how to tear down monuments on Twitter
A professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham used Twitter to tell protesters how to successfully pull down monuments, as rioters vandalized the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and other iconic sites in the nation's capital over the weekend. Published June 1, 2020
J.R. Smith beats up car window-breaker in Los Angeles riot
Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith beat up a man who allegedly broke the window on his parked vehicle amid protests over the death of George Floyd, as shown on video released Sunday by TMZ. Published May 31, 2020
Jeremiah Ellison declares antifa support as Keith Ellison to lead George Floyd case
Jeremiah Ellison, son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a Minneapolis city council member, declared Sunday his support for antifa, the secretive left-wing anarchist group accused of driving the violent protests sweeping the nation. Published May 31, 2020
Dave Patrick Underwood named as black FPS officer killed in Oakland George Floyd protest
A protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week in Minneapolis police custody, was the stage for the killing of another black man Friday in California. Published May 31, 2020
Donald Trump: U.S. to designate Antifa as terrorist organization
The U.S. will designate the "Antifa" group as a terrorist organization, President Trump said Sunday, as his administration blames the leftist organization for much of the violence at police-brutality protests across the country. Published May 31, 2020
