Would he indict Woody? John Choi
answers the question:
The chaos that some counter-protesters brought into the Minnesota Capitol in March during a rally in support of President Donald Trump included smoke bombs, Mace in people’s faces and fireworks, prosecutors said Friday as they announced charges against eight people.
Among those charged was Linwood “Woody” Kaine, a son of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016. The 24-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of fleeing police on foot and concealing his identity in a public place, both misdemeanors, and obstructing legal process, a gross misdemeanor.
While Choi is a member in good standing in the local DFL power structure, he hasn't let that allegiance affect him in this instance:
Investigators used additional eyewitness interviews, social media postings and cellphone videos to identify suspects and connect their actions to criminal conduct, said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi.
“When people seek to prevent others who are peacefully assembled from making their voices heard, it threatens the very foundation of our democracy,” Choi said Friday.
In the end, I wouldn't be surprised if Kaine doesn't go to jail for long, but it's important to start holding people who do such things to account. And several of Kaine's partners in rioting are looking at felonies, and they should be.
3 comments:
We'll have to see just how serious Choi is..
He seems like a straight shooter. He's not a publicity hound like some of his predecessors were.
maybe it will all come down to how much pull papa kaine has in the party. i suspect that its considerably less than Clintons or Gores... because if it was Al jr, or Chelsea... we know nothing would be done unless Choi wanted to suffer a terrible fall.
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