Authorities Considering ‘Inciting Violence’ Charges Against Donald Trump

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NORTH CAROLINA – According to local reports, authorities in North Carolina are considering charging GOP front-runner Donald Trump with inciting violence at a Fayetteville rally.

From WRAL: “During the rally in Fayetteville, a protester was assaulted as he was escorted from Crown Coliseum by police. A Linden man was later charged in the incident, and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Monday that they are considering filing a charge of inciting a riot against Trump.”


 

(WATCH: Trump Protester Sucker-Punched At North Carolina Rally)

More: Trump hastily postponed his Friday night rally in Chicago because of “growing safety concerns” created by thousands of protesters inside and outside of an arena at the University of Illinois. The decision immediately sparked nasty verbal and physical fights between protesters and Trump supporters who had been eager to see him that night.

The Republican front-runner’s rallies have become increasingly violent in the past two weeks, and Trump’s remarks are often interrupted by protesters denouncing his controversial stances, especially those on immigration and the treatment of Muslims. But Trump has never had to cancel a rally because of the threat of protesters.

A crowd of more than 9,000 learned of the cancelation at about 6:35 p.m. Central Time, more than half an hour after Trump was scheduled to take the stage. The thousands of protesters immediately burst into cheers and began chanting: “We stopped Trump! We stopped Trump!” Many of Trump’s supporters, who had waited hours to see him, seemed stunned and a few tried a chant of their own, without much luck: “USA! USA!” As the two sides reacted to the news, skirmishes broke out in the crowd and spilled out of the arena into a mass protest outside.

(c) The Washington Post – Jenna Johnson and Mark Berman

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