Watching the media become hysterical is indeed TOP KEK!
GREENBELT, Md. – "A Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of being a domestic terrorist intent on committing politically motivated killings inspired by a far-right mass murderer was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for firearms and drug offenses.
Christopher Hasson, 50, had faced a maximum prison sentence of 31 years at sentencing by U.S. District Judge George Hazel. The severity of Hasson’s sentence hinged on two starkly divergent explanations for the cache of weapons seized from his Maryland home and the disturbing material found on his computer at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington.
Hazel, who sentenced Hasson to 160 months, said he believes the officer was preparing to carry out a “mass casualty assault as a way to act out his white nationalist views."
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-sentence-coast-guard-officer-accused-terror-plot-68658459
"A law preventing legislators from being arrested under misdemeanor charges is being blamed for blocking police from detaining a state legislator presumed to be driving under the influence over the weekend. CNN reported that Virginia House Del. Chris Hurst (D), 32, was stopped by police after an officer saw his car swerving.
Hurst was pulled over by Lt. Stephen Swecker near his home in Blacksburg, Va., and performed a field sobriety test and breath test, which resulted in him blowing a .085, above the legal limit of 0.08
According to CNN, Swecker decided not to arrest Hurst because he concluded the state lawmaker would not be above the legal limit once he was able to do a formal breathalyzer test.
The Christiansburg Police Department also said the police officer was also worried about a provision in Virginia's Constitution that prevents legislators from being arrested while the Virginia legislature is in session. Virginia's legislation is expected to stay in session until early March.
"No arrest was made. Under the Constitution, no arrest could have been made," CNN affiliate WSLS reported.
State Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Va.) introduced a resolution on Thursday to amend the state Constitution and change the language to avoid such situations going forward."
thehill.com/regulation/legislation/480954-republican-looks-to-change-virginia-law-against-arresting-lawmakers
"President Volodymyr Zelensky has called a U.S. sanctions policy effective and assured that sanctions help Ukraine counter threats. He said this at a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Kyiv on Friday, January 31, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"I thanked for the effective and efficient sanctions policy of the United States. It helps us to counter existing challenges, in particular in energy security and issues of Nord Stream 2," Zelensky said.
As Ukrinform reported, on December 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law that imposes sanctions on any firm that helps Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, finish a pipeline into the European Union."
ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2867029-zelensky-thanks-pompeo-for-effective-us-sanctions-policy.html