Widow of Police Officer to Give Testimony About Obama DOJ Nominee Who Advocated For Husband's Killer
Katie Pavlich | Jan 31, 2014
Maureen Faulkner, the widow of murdered Philadelphia police office Daniel Faulker, will testify about President Obama's recent judicial nominee, Debo Adegbile, to head the Civil Rights Division inside the Department of Justice.
"I’d just like to mention one point regarding the nominee to head the Civil Rights Division. There are a number of controversial aspects of this nominee’s record, and I won’t take the Committee’s time to discuss those issues today. But, I’d note Maureen Faulkner has written to the Committee in opposition to the nominee," Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said during a Senate Judiciary Committee executive meeting yesterday on Capitol Hill. "Ms. Faulkner’s husband was the Philadelphia Police Officer who was brutally murdered in 1981. The nominee later got involved in the case in order to get the defendant’s death sentence lifted. She has requested that she be given the opportunity to be heard before the Committee. I think that’s a reasonable request and I support it." FULL STORY
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Obama Nominates Cop Killer Advocate to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division
In 1982, former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. Abu-Jamal never denied the killing during his trial. He, and his supporters, are still unapologetic for Faulkner's death.
"I’d just like to mention one point regarding the nominee to head the Civil Rights Division. There are a number of controversial aspects of this nominee’s record, and I won’t take the Committee’s time to discuss those issues today. But, I’d note Maureen Faulkner has written to the Committee in opposition to the nominee," Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said during a Senate Judiciary Committee executive meeting yesterday on Capitol Hill. "Ms. Faulkner’s husband was the Philadelphia Police Officer who was brutally murdered in 1981. The nominee later got involved in the case in order to get the defendant’s death sentence lifted. She has requested that she be given the opportunity to be heard before the Committee. I think that’s a reasonable request and I support it." FULL STORY
If not familiar with this story, you can read some of it below [click yellow]
Obama Nominates Cop Killer Advocate to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division
In 1982, former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. Abu-Jamal never denied the killing during his trial. He, and his supporters, are still unapologetic for Faulkner's death.
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