Benjamin Crump, an attorney representing the family of Michael Brown, said at a press conference in St. Louis Tuesday morning that the grand jury process was “completely unfair.” “We objected, back in August, to this prosecutor,” Crump began. “We even
MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” host Al Sharpton appeared to be snubbed by the other two cable networks during his Tuesday press conference with Michael Brown’s family in Ferguson, MO. Both CNN and Fox News carried the press conference live, but after the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Mike Barnicle asked Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson to react to Monday’s grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for wrongdoing in the shooting of Michael Brown earlier
Tuesday afternoon on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Tapper asked former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani whether he had ever prosecuted a case like the one in Ferguson during his time as a federal prosecutor. “It’s unusual, the
Tuesday on CNN, network correspondents Don Lemon and Van Jones got into a heated exchange about the riots Monday night in Ferguson after the grand jury announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for fatally shooting
CNN Correspondent Stephanie Elam reported that police officers were nowhere to be seen as looting and fires ravaged Ferguson during riots in the city on Monday. Elam said that where she was, “we saw a good number of police officers
NBC News Legal Analyst Lisa Bloom argued that “charging” is a “racially-tinged offensive word” in a discussion on the Darren Wilson grand jury decision on Tuesday’s “Reid Report” on MSNBC. Bloom alleged that there were inconsistencies and ambiguities in Wilson’s
Tuesday CNN aired footage of Michael Brown‘s stepfather Louis Head, on top of a car with Brown’s mother Lesley McSpadden, crying and shouting “Burn this bitch down” during the families emotional reaction after the grand jury announcement that Ferguson Police
Representative Peter King (R-NY) said it would be “very helpful if President Obama went and met with the police officer [Darren Wilson], or invited him to the White House” on Tuesday’s “Opening Bell” on the Fox Business Network. He stated
Tuesday on CNN, retired lieutenant general and the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina Gen. Russel L. Honoré said if the riots in Missouri cant be controlled the next step is “the Insurrection Act.” Partial transcript as follows: It takes a lot
Niger Innis, Executive Director of TheTeaParty.net and National Spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality, declared President Obama the “most racially divisive and divisive president that we have had since Woodrow Wilson re-segregated the federal offices across the country” on
Rosie O’Donnell accused officials of timing the grand jury announcement in Ferguson, MO to incite riots on Tuesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View.” O’Donnell started the discussion by describing the grand jury’s decision “horrifying” and “overwhelming,” while Nicole Wallace praised
Tuesday afternoon on CNN’s “Wolf,” host Wolf Blitzer asked Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) what she thought of the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson. “I know you’ve been in close contact with the Brown family before this grand jury, have
Tuesday on CNN, host Don Lemon took Rev. Jesse Jackson to task for claiming the riots last night in Ferguson were caused by “unending consistent pain and neglect” of urban plight and joblessness. At one point Lemon interrupted Jackson saying,
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to rhetoric earlier in the day from outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, who remarked on last night’s decision not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren
Speaking at a press conference in St. Louis along with attorneys for Michael Brown’s family, Rev. Al Sharpton said the decision handed down by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson proves that the federal government should have
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared that President Obama’s calls for calm in Ferguson were “done with a wink and a nod” on Tuesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. “I heard some of the
Tuesday on MSNBC “The Ed Show,” Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadali (D) doubled down on claims the riots and unrest as a reaction to the grand jury announcement that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for fatally
Police officer Darren Wilson said that he was “sorry” to the Brown family for their loss, but that he has “a clean conscience” in his first interview since the shooting broadcast on Tuesday’s “ABC World News.” Wilson said that after
Dr. Ben Carson, author of “One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future” argued that race relations were worse under President Obama on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I actually believe that things were better before this president
Tuesday during a speech at Copernicus Community Center in Chicago, IL, President Barack Obama was interrupted by screams from immigration protesters claiming he was lying when he claimed to not be deporting families and chants of “Not one more. Stop
Tuesday afternoon on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Tapper asked St. Louis Alderman Antonio French whether or not Michael Brown’s stepfather played a role in the violence that engulfed the streets of Ferguson in the wake of the grand
Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) said that pressure from federal officials was the only explanation for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) refusal to send the National Guard to Ferguson on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “It’s
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) said the riots in reaction to the grand jury announcement Monday night that Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for fatally shooting Michael Brown was because of
CNN correspondent Sara Sidner was hit in the head with a rock while reporting live from Ferguson, MO on Tuesday. Sidner said that she was OK and had been “hit with much worse in my day.” She continued to report,
