Apr 22, 2021 · Maxine Waters' Chauvin trial comments expose Democrats' hypocrisy. Dismissing Maxine Waters’ comments as trivial was not just a lie — it was a profound disservice. Rep. Maxine Waters speaks as ...
Apr 19, 2021 · Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday night called for protesters to "stay on the street" and "get more confrontational" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is …
Apr 18, 2021 · One person also accused Waters of ‘stirring people up again with her calls for violence.’ Well, high-profile conservative attorney Robert Barnes says what Maxine has just done, while a trial is still ongoing, in the city where the verdict will come down, has just given Derek Chauvin a very strong appeal.
Jan 15, 2020 · House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has joined 11 other current and former lawmakers to file a “friend of the court” brief supporting the state attorneys general ...
Apr 20, 2021 · Maxine Waters' urging of protesters to 'get more confrontational' angered Judge Peter Cahill and Derek Chauvin's legal team - but Waters Monday insisted civil rights 'were confrontational'.
This would limit the ability of investors in sovereign debt to use U.S. courts to enforce those instruments against a defaulting country. The bill died in committee.
Early life and education. Maxine Waters was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Remus Carr and Velma Lee (née Moore). The fifth of 13 children, Waters was raised by her single mother after her father left the family when Maxine was two. She graduated from Vashon High School in St.
Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, ...
On June 18, 2019, Waters asked Facebook to halt their plan to the development and launching of new cryptocurrency called Libra, citing a list of recent scandals. She said, "The cryptocurrency market currently lacks a clear regulatory framework to provide strong protections for investors, consumers and the economy.
Upon the retirement of Augustus F. Hawkins in 1990, Waters was elected to the United States House of Representatives for California's 29th congressional district with over 79% of the popular vote. She has been reelected consistently from this district, renumbered as the 35th district in 1992 and as the 43rd in 2012, with at least 70 percent of the vote.
In 1973, Waters went to work as chief deputy to City Councilman David S. Cunningham, Jr.. She was elected to the California State Assembly in 1976. While in the Assembly, she worked for the divestment of state pension funds from any businesses active in South Africa, a country then operating under the policy of apartheid, and helped pass legislation within the guidelines of the divestment campaign 's Sullivan Principles. She ascended to the position of Democratic Caucus Chair for the Assembly.
On June 23, 2018, following an incident in which White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was denied service and asked to leave a restaurant. Waters then urged attendees at a rally in Los Angeles to confront Trump administration officials by saying,
In an interview with theGrio that was published on Monday morning, Waters said she was "nonviolent" and said her remark about being "confrontational" was in regard to changing the justice system in the US.
Waters' comments over the weekend drew swift criticism from several Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters on Saturday travelled to Minneapolis and told protesters to 'get more confrontational' if Derek Chauvin is acquitted. Republicans were enraged by her rousing the crowd on the eve of the jury retiring to consider their verdict. Judge Peter Cahill said it was 'abhorrent' that politicians weighed in in ...
Congresswoman Maxine Waters denied on Monday interfering in the trial of Derek Chauvin as the jury retired, claiming that the judge overseeing the former policeman's case said her provocative words 'don't matter' - despite his condemning her actions in court as 'abhorrent'.
Speaking after the jury was sent out on Monday afternoon, Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson once again made a bid to have the case against his client thrown out on grounds that there was no way the jury could be untainted by the excessive publicity surrounding the case.
Derek Chauvin sparked a flurry of social media speculation after he was repeatedly seen scribbling notes on a yellow legal pad over 16 days of testimony at his trial for the death of George Floyd.
In closing for the state, prosecutor Steve Schleicher asked the jury to consider one question in coming to a verdict: Would Floyd have died were it not for the cop's restraint?
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has paid her daughter, Karen Waters, about $750,000 to send campaign mailers on behalf of the Citizens for Waters campaign since 2006. The Truth: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, has faced criticism dating back to 2001 for essentially charging other candidates in the Los Angeles-area for her endorsement ...
Karen Waters was paid $3,675 in the 2010 election cycle, $9,677 in the 2012 election cycle, $164,136 in the 2014 election cycle, and $65,287 in the 2016 election cycle. It should be noted the practice of paying family members to work on congressional campaigns is not illegal, and it’s not uncommon.