AFRICAN AMERICANS/CRIME/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [10-25-19] told a criminal justice forum at a historically black college that the impeachment investigation has given him a greater understanding of those incarcerated or unfairly prosecuted. Apparently claiming his innocence in light of a deepening impeachment probe, Trump vowed to ‘ensure that our justice system is fair for every single American.’ And he suggested toward the end of his address at Benedict College that his experience with investigations throughout his presidency made him more aware of the plight of those at risk of being unfairly treated by the criminal justice system. The comparison came after Trump caused a furor earlier this week by comparing the impeachment inquiry to a ‘lynching.’ Tishaura Jones, the Democratic co-chair of the host group, the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, earlier condemned his comments as being ‘in poor taste’ and ‘inflammatory,’ but the group didn’t disinvite Trump from delivering his speech at the historically black college.”
–Daniel Lippman and Caitlin Oprysko, “Trump says impeachment has given him experience with broken criminal justice system,” Politico, October 25, 2019 5:01 pm