“[Booker criticized the potential deal as a form of hypocrisy from the Trump administration, given that the administration nixed an agreement formed under the Obama administration on similar terms.]
Back to directory
CB
Statements (3)
“Donald Trump is being played as a fool that he is for getting us into this in the first place. What I'm seeing that has me so outraged right now is the president said he went into this to deal with their nuclear program. This does not deal with that. The same deal he criticized, he's already doing worse than.
“The DOJ indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that has spent more than half a century fighting the Klan, tracking hate, and defending civil rights. Let's be clear about what's happening. This administration is using the full weight of federal prosecution to target an organization whose mission is rooting out violent extremism. This is part and parcel of Trump's assault on free speech, on nonprofits, and on anyone who dares to disagree with him. First it was lawfare against political opponents. Then it was revoking the tax status of universities. Now it's a federal indictment against one of the most historic civil rights organizations in America. The SPLC has saved lives. It will not be silenced — and neither will we.