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April 01, 2009
Grand Jury to be Convened in McKinney Assault Case
Fox News reported tonight on the Fox Report with Shepard Smith that a grand jury will be convened to sort out the matter of whether or not the nutty Ms. McKinney assaulted a Capitol Police officer earlier this week.
WASHINGTON — A staff aide to Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., will testify on Thursday in a probe that could determine whether to file charges against Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney for allegedly striking a Capitol Police officer, FOX News has confirmed.Farr's office confirmed that the staff aide was subpoenaed as a witness in front of a grand jury. FOX News also confirmed that a second congressional staff aide has been called to testify, but for reasons of confidentiality, the identity of the aide was being kept anonymous.
The aides' appearances mark the first indication that the U.S. Attorney's office is convening a grand jury to determine if an incident last week involving the congresswoman merits prosecution. The U.S. Attorney's office could not discuss any grand jury subpoena, but told FOX News the investigation continues. Spokesperson Channing Philipps said that no warrant has been issued in the matter.
Leave it to McKinney to be the instigator of the worst example of grandstanding and race-baiting in the history of Capitol Hill. Here's to hoping this investigation ends in McKinney being charged with assault. Her guilt is glaringly evident in the fact that in every interview she grants, she evades every single question put to her about the substance of the charges.
It's quite obvious what's going on here and it ain't "inappropriate touching" and "racial profiling" -- it's a nutty leftist congresswoman attempting to dodge an assault charge. Send her to jail.
Posted by Steve at April 1, 2009 12:00 AM
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I just read that McKinney apologized today. I personally hoping that she wouldn't but she made the apology. It was her decision.
I assure you, if Rep. McKinney was Rep. DeLay, Rep. Pelosi or Speaker Hassert, they would have not been stopped.
The issue here is whether or not all 535 members of Congress follow the same procedure...if a member can walk right on in without a lapel pin and Rep. McKinney can't-then that's a problem.
Is it ok to hit an officer? Depends! If I was around to see Rodney King's beating or the beating the gentleman from New Orleans received after Hurricane Katrina then I would say yes.HELL YES. In this case, I don't know. I wasn't there. It's funny how the security guards in my downtown office building know the faces of the thousands of employees who work here while trained police officers cannot recognize 1 of 14 African-American Congresswomen.
If this alleged assult was so bad, why wasn't she handcuffed on the spot. This has more to do with a police department being embarrased and the GOP making political noise out of this.
I just hope she holds her ground and fights all the way through. I know she has the best interest of African-Americans in her heart. I can't say that about the rest of the Congressional Black Caucus right now.
There are some folks who are still sore about her comments on 9/11. Ask Wilson what happens to you for disagreeing with Bush in public.
I believe Cheney incident was overblown I can also believe the McKinney incident is overblown.
I'm so dissapointed with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Not one word. It's not July so us blacks don't matter to the Dems just yet. But the CBC...I'm shocked. Not one damn word. Rep. McKinney was left hanging as the only member of the CBC to attend the Hurricane Katrina hearings and once again she was left hanging by her own caucus.
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