Donald Trump and JD Vance have been charged with a crime in the state of Ohio for spreading a disgusting lie that Haitian immigrants in the city of Springfield were killing and eating people’s pets.
According to Fox 8, the Haitian Bridge Alliance filed charges against Trump and Vance on Tuesday in Clark County Municipal Court.
Chandra Law Firm, which represents the Haitian Bridge Alliance, explained, “The criminal charges stem from the devastating harm of Trump’s and Vance’s baseless fearmongering that legal Haitian immigrants to the Ohio town are eating their neighbor’s pets.”
Here are the charges facing Trump and Vance, all of which could lead to their “immediate arrest” if they enter Clark County again:
- Disrupting public service in violation of R.C. 2909.04(A) and (B) by causing widespread bomb and other threats that resulted in massive disruptions to the public services in Springfield, Ohio;
- Making false alarms in violation of R.C. 2917.32(A) by knowingly causing alarm in the Springfield community by continuing to repeat lies that state and local officials have said were false;
- Committing telecommunications harassment in violation of R.C. 2917.21(A) and S.C.O. § 537.08 by spreading claims they know to be false during the presidential debate, campaign rallies, nationally televised interviews, and social media;
- Committing aggravated menacing in violation R.C. 2903.21(A) by knowingly making intimidating statements with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass the recipients, including Trump’s threat to deport immigrants who are here legally to Venezuela, a land they have never known;
- Committing aggravated menacing in violation of R.C. 2903.21(A) by knowingly causing others to falsely believe that members of Springfield’s Haitian community would cause serious physical harm to the person or property of others in Springfield; and
- Violating the prohibition against complicity, R.C. 2923.03(A) and S.C.O. § 501.10, by conspiring with one another and spreading vicious lies that caused innocent parties to be parties to their various crimes.
Subodh Chandra, who is serving as lead counsel in the case, remarked, “We want the judge to issue arrest warrants for Trump and Vance immediately, there is probable cause.”
Trump campaing spokesperson Steven Cheung responded to the charges by remarking, “President Trump is rightfully highlighting the failed immigration system that Kamala Harris has overseen, bringing thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into communities like Springfield and many others across the country. President Trump will secure our border and put an end to the chaos that illegal immigration brings to our communities.”
The disgraced ex-president had announced that he would be visiting Springfield. He later reversed himself after the city’s mayor warned it would be a tremendous strain on the city.
