American Bridge Vice President Shripal Shah statement on Trump picking David Clarke be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security:
“There should be no place in our government at any level for a bigot like Sheriff David Clarke. It’s disgraceful that he holds a job in law enforcement, and even worse that Trump wants to give him a promotion.”
Washington Post: In Sheriff David Clarke’s jail, water was kept from mentally ill inmate for 7 days before he died of dehydration
Huffington Post: 4 People, Including A Baby, Have Died In A Jail Run By Potential Trump Nominee Sheriff David Clarke
Chicago Tribune: Wisconsin Gov. Walker: Won’t remove Sheriff David Clarke over jail dehydration death
PolitiFact: Pro-Sheriff David Clarke group says Clarke called Black Lives Matter hate group, terrorist movement (True)
Mother Jones: Potential Trump Pick for Homeland Security Wants to Send up to 1 Million People to Gitmo
Business Insider: Top Trump Cabinet candidate claimed trans individuals ‘suffer from mental disorders,’ live a ‘freakish lifestyle’
Slate: Potential Homeland Security Pick Wanted to Suspend Habeas Corpus, Jail One Million
