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Fact Check: Is Maxine Waters Right that Just '1 Or 2' People Have Committed Violence in LA Riots?

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It’s not unusual to find Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California in the midst of a controversy whenever mass lawbreaking is in effect. The question is, is she telling the truth?

Waters, a notorious firebrand, was in the news over the weekend as parts of Los Angeles burned due to riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that began last week.

Most of the news involved the fact that Waters, whose district includes part of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, was one of five Democratic lawmakers who said they were turned away from an detention facility where those who were being held after the raids or due to protests against the raids were being held.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.
C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).
Birthplace
Morristown, New Jersey
Education
Catholic University of America
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Topics of Expertise
American Politics, World Politics, Culture




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