"Last spring, Pritzker urged Democrats to disrupt public order to thwart the Trump administration. If he and other Democratic leaders and donors helped raise the funds to support and organize the lawless protests, sponsor training of anti-ICE activists, and interfere with immigration enforcement they deserve to be investigated. If evidence of conspiracy exists, book 'em!" explained columnist John B. Roberts II, an author, international political strategist and executive producer of The McLaughlin Group.
He cited Pritzker's "incendiary speech" last year when he demanded Democrats organize massive civil unrest to respond to the Trump administration's campaign to enforce border and immigration laws.
"It's time to fight everywhere and all at once," Pritzker said at a meeting of Democrats and their donors.
"Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. The reckoning is finally here!"
The questions immediately arose; "Was he calling for mass protests such as the 2020 George Floyd riots that caused at least 25 deaths and $2 billion in property damage? Who was he mobilizing, antifa? Was he calling for Portland-style sieges, where a Trump supporter was targeted and killed? What did he want disrupted? Church services, airports, freeways, and bridges? Courtrooms, legislatures, government offices? Schools and universities? Lawful detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants? In the year since Pritzker's speech, we've received the answer: it's all of the above."
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