Trump Does Not Know What Civil Forfeiture Is, but He Likes It

“White HouseIn a meeting with county sheriffs from around the country on Tuesday, President Trump jokingly (we hope!) threatened to ‘destroy [the] career’ of a Texas legislator who proposed requiring the government to obtain a conviction before taking property allegedly tied to crime. As Nick Gillespie noted, Trump’s knee-jerk support for civil asset forfeiture is … Continue reading Trump Does Not Know What Civil Forfeiture Is, but He Likes It