Given Speaker Johnson’s history of legal work, which he mentions here, I am struck by this response: it’s a lengthy diatribe, but none of it attributes a single crime to Khalil.
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Q: What crime did Mahmoud Khalil commit to warrant his arrest?
JOHNSON: Let me tell you something. I faced down the angry mob at Columbia at the height of that stuff...if you're on a student visa and you're an aspiring young terrorist who wants to prey upon your Jewish classmates, you're going home
JOHNSON: Let me tell you something. I faced down the angry mob at Columbia at the height of that stuff...if you're on a student visa and you're an aspiring young terrorist who wants to prey upon your Jewish classmates, you're going home
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At least it's not Vance banging the couch.
Fact check: Seems like the only protesters injured at the Columbia protests were pro-Palestinian.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-city-said-no-injuries-columbia-arrests-students-medical-records-say-2024-05-17/
They can’t use racism as they did before. Same with sexism. But Israel/Gaza is confusing so they are using that.
...but it is not.
Peewee jerk.
2. What the hell were you doing at Columbia if not to antagonize protestors and push a narrative, Mike?
Also, there is such a thing as freedom of speech!
Sorry but it is a valid decision, turist and student are not supposed to engage in local politic. It is a valid reason for deportation anywhere in the world.
He did not commit a crime. Free speech is protected under the 1st Amendment. Trump is saying he is a radical pro-hamas supporter - without proof.
what was his actus reus or is it thought police time already
Calling him a “mastermind” of ripping clothes & gnashing teeth is unhinged, potentially defamatory.
It was a question to ascertain why a lawful resident was removed for past participation in campus protests, a sanctioned activity.
It’s not a jihad. 🤦🏼♀️
B) Khalil was not on a student visa.
LIAR!
R I G H T ?
He couldn't see above their chests.
It is not the government's role to quiet the descent, first amendment
Republicans are a cancer
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