Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder

[Chris_]

Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder

It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama’s speech to a memorial service it Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge federal prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage Saturday.

In the complaint supporting Loughner’s arrest, federal prosecutors argue that Roll wasn’t simply seeking to pay a social call on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) when he showed up at the community outreach event where the shooting spree took place Saturday. Prosecutors and the FBI insist that Roll “was engaged in official duties” because he wanted to talk to Giffords and her staffers about problems with a surging caseload in federal courts in Arizona, particularly along the Mexican border.

Loughner’s alleged killing of Roll may only be a crime under federal law if Roll was on business and not merely stopping by to say hi to a friend. . . . As a legal matter, Obama’s view (which tracks with the public narrative offered by Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik) may be irrelevant, but it probably doesn’t help to have the President of the United States emphasizing the social aspect of Roll’s stop to see Giffords on Saturday, rather than the reason prosecutors claim drew him there.

Politico

Way to go, dumbshit. 

[ConservativeMobster]

I thought the narrative had changed as I had first heard that the judge had stopped by to visit a friend (Giffords) after attending Mass.  I wasn't aware that the charges differed if the judge was on official duty.  If the feds are changing the story to fit their charges???

What a cluster.

[Eupher]

The shit's been stinking for awhile, and it just turned an odor that is unimaginable.

Barry the Dumbass strikes again. 

[thundley4]

The shit's been stinking for awhile, and it just turned an odor that is unimaginable.

Barry the Dumbass strikes again. 

Is this evidence that he wrote the speech himself? 

[txradioguy]

This guy could screw up a wet dream.

This isn't the first time his words have jeopardized a criminal case where the death penalty was on the table.