Looters in Manhattan Pulled Up to Store in $300,000 Rolls Royce SUV to Clean Out Store

Looters in Manhattan pulled up to one store in a Rolls Royce SUV this week.

The Rolls waited outside for the looters come back with their haul.

Obviously, they were very shaken by George Floyd’s death.

According to FOX News — Car and Driver magazine said the latest edition of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV in the video, which it described as “the epitome of wealth, incomparable interior comfort, quick and quiet operation,” is for sale starting at $332,750.

NBC Producer Keith Feldman took the video.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/06/looters-manhattan-pulled-store-300000-rolls-royce-suv-clean-store/

Defense Secretary Mark Esper Says He Was Not Aware He Was Accompanying Trump to St. John’s for a ‘Photo Op’

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Pentagon reporters at a briefing Wednesday morning that he was not aware he would be accompanying President Trump to St. John’s church for a “photo op” on Monday.

He said he was aware he would be visiting the church and National Guard troops on the streets of D.C. but did not expect what took place.

After the historic church was burned by rioters, Trump walked across the street from the White House with members of his cabinet, including Esper, and stood in front of the church and held up a bible as members of the press corps snapped photos.

“I was not aware a photo op was happening,” Esper said. “I do everything I can to stay apolitical.”

However, also during the briefing, Esper paid his condolences to George Floyd’s family and said that he and members of the military swore an oath to protect freedom of speech.

He also said he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow U.S. military to act as domestic law enforcement.

“I’ve always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations in support of local law enforcement,” he said.

“I say this not only as secretary of defense, but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Guard. The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations,” he said.

“We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/03/defense-secretary-mark-esper-says-he-was-not-aware-he-was-accompanying-trump-to-st-johns-for-a-photo-op/

Merkel's Coalition Agrees To €130BN Stimulus Package To Boost German Economy

One week after the European Commission presented a plan on May 27 for a €750bn recovery fund for the EU including €500bn in grants and €250bn in cheap loans, late on Wednesday Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition agreed to a €130bn German stimulus package, coming in higher than initial expectations of €50-100bn, to help Europe’s biggest economy recover from the coronavirus crisis, Bloomberg reported.

After two days of negotiations, the chancellor overcame an impasse in the governing parties late Wednesday to broker a deal that includes tax relief for companies (including lowering the value-added tax), money for families, car-sales incentives (including double rebates for purchases of electric cars) and aid to municipalities.

Following a brief period of unity at the height of the pandemic, party differences throttled efforts to revive Germany’s faltering economy, with Social Democrats pushing for higher spending and measures focusing on workers and families, while the CDU was keen to limit the amount of new debt and get businesses investing again.

In a historic reversal to Germany's traditional "black zero" budget rules, after an initial stimulus proposal in March, Merkel’s administration agreed to spend whatever it takes to get the country growing again. And, according to Bloomberg calculations, including programs to guarantee company liquidity, Germany has made more than 1.2 trillion euros available - the most in the European Union. This comes at a time when German unemployment rose in May to the highest level in almost five years.

The euro briefly extended its intraday advance for the day following the news, reaching a 12-week high of $1.1257, before paring its gain for the day to around 0.6%.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/merkels-coalition-agrees-eu130bn-stimulus-package-boost-german-economy

Feds investigating whether criminal actors exerting 'command and control' over unrest as bricks thrown at cops

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WATCH: Protests and rioting images from across the nation

Federal law enforcement officials are probing whether “criminal actors” are coordinating violent activities during protests and are looking into reports that “rocks and bricks” have been dropped off to throw at police and other law enforcement as cities across the country grapple with the uptick in violence, a senior Department of Justice official said.

"You see the hallmarks… We're trying to see if there's a coordinated command and control, you see those bread crumbs and that's what we're trying to verify," said the Department of Justice official.

There have been more than 100 arrests in Washington as a result of the protests and riots related to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to federal officials. Around 20 of those people were not charged. Meanwhile, 70 to 75 people have been charged with crimes such as assault, breaking and entering, destruction of property and other violations.

That person added that officials are looking at "trends" and the possibility that extremist groups have been involved in directing violent acts in recent days.

Another DOJ official said leads being pursued and cases being developed related to Antifa and other extremists groups by several different U.S. Attorneys offices.

The official declined to elaborate further because these cases and investigations are ongoing.

It comes amid growing instances of objects being hurled at police across the country.

In New York, officials described more violent acts by protesters. New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said Wednesday that some of plastic bottles that have been thrown at police are often filled with cement. He also described multiple incidents of Molotov cocktails thrown at buildings with people inside.

He also described how two sites were found in Brooklyn and Queens where pre-staged bricks were placed and transported to protests. Shea said construction sites have been burglarized in Manhattan – where bricks were believed to be taken.

In Tampa, there were reports that members of the bomb team found mortars in bushes downtown, and bricks and other items were hidden in trash cans to throw at police officers.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/feds-investigating-whether-criminal-actors-exerting-command-and-control-over-unrest-as-bricks-thrown-at-cops

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Former Raytheon exec = conflict of interest he should not be defense sec