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- Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Legislative Discussions
- Topic: Anti Asset Forfeiture bill?
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Re: Anti Asset Forfeiture bill?
I would be in favor of having to be convicted before being forced to forfeit any property. I think the sheriff's and other agency's like receiving the property that they can turn into cash for their agency.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Legislative Discussions
- Topic: Anti Asset Forfeiture bill?
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Re: Anti Asset Forfeiture bill?
I think you have partial information, Trump was not trying to get the sheriff fired, he joked about getting the Texas State Senator "fired" for proposing hat asset forfeiture should occur AFTER a conviction. Here is the storyandroid wrote:I saw the Trump hoopla about trying to get the sheriff fired that is behind anti forfeiture laws. As with many things, he is completely wrong.
Is there a bill proposed?
Is it going to be similar to NM HB 560 which is a pretty decent law?
http://www.klif.com/2017/02/08/trump-jo ... -eavenson/
Trump jokes with Rockwall Sheriff Harold Eavenson
Posted on February 8, 2017
President Donald J. Trump CNN photo
President Donald J. Trump
CNN photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) — President Donald Trump met with a dozen county sheriffs from across the country Tuesday, including Sheriff Harold Eavenson of Rockwall County, Texas. He brought up the topic of civil assets forfeiture, which allows for the seizure of cash and property from criminal suspects.
Easonson told the president that he knew of a “state senator in Texas that was talking about legislation to require conviction before we could receive that forfeiture money. I told him that the cartel would build a monument to him in Mexico if he could get that legislation passed.”
The Washington Post reports President Trump responded jokingly, “Who’s the state senator? Do you want to give his name? We’ll destroy his career.”
Eavenson laughed but did not reveal the name of the Senator.
Asset forfeiture is a legal process by which authorities may confiscate money and property from people who are accused of crimes for which they may never be convicted.
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