President Trump says on Twitter that the Buffalo Police push to Martin Gugino, a renowned peace and climate change activist, came after “it appears he was scanning police communications to block the team,” in a
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The video of Gugino walking and being pushed by the Police went viral. In the fall, the activist hits his head on the ground and a bloodstain is seen.
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“The Buffalo protester being pushed by police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. Martin Gugino, 75, was pushed after appearing to be scanning police communications to block the team. I saw him, he fell harder than he was pushed. He was pointing scanner. Could it be a trap? “said the president.
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Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2020
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Trump also said that Gugino could be an “ANTIFA”, a label used to designate radical “anti-fascist” protesters on the left and that the president seeks to blame for allegedly promoting the protests of recent weeks.
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After the tweet, Twitter users rejected – and reported – the comment for being an attack by the president on a citizen.
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Hi @Jack @TwitterSupport, I just reported this asshole for targeted harassment. He’s the damn President of the U.S smearing a citizen. That & # 39; s dangerous. Are you going to append a lame “fact-check” or are you going to ban him once and for all, as you should have done years ago? pic.twitter.com/gvHDB0bXXJ
– Alberto Cairo (@AlbertoCairo) June 9, 2020
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“We had two of our police officers cross the line,” Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn told reporters after the charges were read. “My job is to prosecute those who have broken the law, plain and simple. And I think, and I’m alleging, that these two officers violated the law. “
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Prosecutors identified the officers as Aaron Torgalski, 39, and Robert McCabe, 32. They pleaded not guilty and were released on personal recognition.
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The charges were brought after a widely viewed video taken by WBFO, a local radio station, showed two police officers who appeared to be pushing Martin Gugino, who was identified as an activist and member of the Western New York Peace Center who was attending to a protest stemming from the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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