Trump calls for Hakeem Jeffries to face incitement charge
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Updated · POLITICO · May 7
Trump calls for Hakeem Jeffries to face incitement charge
7 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 7
The demand followed Jeffries' “maximum warfare” redistricting push after Democrats approved a 10-1 Virginia congressional map redraw last month.
Jeffries dismissed Trump's post as a “deranged rant,” saying voters were focused instead on high gas and grocery prices and predicting Democrats would retake the House.
Trump has repeatedly urged prosecutions of political opponents; a grand jury in February rejected an effort to indict six Democrats he had accused of sedition.
Where is the legal line between harsh political speech and criminal incitement to violence?
What turns a highly educated person with a clean record into a political attacker?
How can security for public events be improved against attackers with no prior criminal history?