Instant Alert: 'Justice was rendered, but it was not served': Kate Steinle's family reacts to murder suspect's acquittal

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   'Justice was rendered, but it was not served': Kate Steinle's family reacts to murder suspect's acquittal by David Choi on Dec 1, 2017, 12:48 AM Advertisement A Mexican national was acquitted of murder charges in the killing of 32-year-old Kate Steinle. Steinle's father said that his family wants to move on with their lives. Steinle's death has been a politically-charged talking point for conservative groups that have called for stricter immigration enforcement. When the jury's verdict in the trial of a Mexican national accused of murdering 32-year-old Kate Steinle was read Thursday, the Steinle family was reportedly absent from court, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "We just want to get this over with and move on with our lives, and think about Kate on our terms," said Jim Steinle, Kate's father, in the Chronicle. "Nothing's been on our terms. It's been on everyone else's terms." Kate was fatally shot in the back by a stolen gun in the possession of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a Mexican national who was previously deported from the US five times and served in a federal prison. Zarate claimed that the shooting was an accident; that it happened after he picked up the gun. '"We have never had a second of anger — not a moment," Jim told the Chronicle at one point during the interview. "Frustration, maybe, and sadness for sure, but no anger and no retaliation or vindictiveness or anything like that. We're not that kind of people." "Even if this guy gets 100 years in prison, it doesn't solve anything, it doesn't help anything," Jim continued. "We would just like people to know ... that's the Steinles' feelings." Conservative groups used Zarate's criminal record to argue that US immigration policies are inadequate, and called for stronger enforcement. Many have used the occasion to rally around Trump's proposal to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. Trump brought up the case many times during his 2016 election campaign. But the jury viewed the case differently. Zarate was acquitted of the murder and manslaughter charges, and was found guilty of felony possession of a firearm, according to the Associated Press. After the verdict, Trump tweeted: "A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case! No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration." Following the jury's decision, Jim Steinle told the Chronicle he was "saddened and shocked." "There's no other way you can coin it," he said. "Justice was rendered, but it was not served." Jim, who held Kate after she was shot, said that the interview with the Chronicle would probably be his last. When people asked for his opinion on whether Zarate should be executed, he offered a poignant statement. "I think Kate's gone," he told the San Francisco newspaper. "We're not going there. We don't have hate." "We believe Kate's in a better place, and we think about her on that level," he continued. "But no, we have no vindictiveness." Read the San Francisco Chronicle's full report here » SEE ALSO: Mexican man found not guilty in fatal San Francisco pier shooting   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: A 'disgraceful verdict': Trump slams Mexican murder suspect's acquittal

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   A 'disgraceful verdict': Trump slams Mexican murder suspect's acquittal by David Choi on Nov 30, 2017, 11:13 PM President Donald Trump slammed the not guilty verdict of a Mexican man that was on trial for murder. The man was previously deported five times and served in federal prison. Trump made the case a popular talking point during his campaign. President Donald Trump slammed the not guilty verdict of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a previously deported Mexican man who was accused of fatally shooting 32-year-old Kate Steinle at a San Francisco pier in 2015. "A disgraceful verdict in the Kate Steinle case!," Trump tweeted Thursday evening. "No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration." The case sparked outrage amongst those who felt the US's immigration policy was too lax, given that Zarate had been previously deported five times and had served in federal prison. The shooting also became a popular talking point in Trump's presidential campaign, which often emphasized the country's need to erect a US-Mexico border wall to prevent illegal entry into the US.  Zarate, who did not deny shooting Steinle, said that the gun accidently fired as he was picking it up, according to the Associated Press. Defense attorney Matt Gonzalez argued that Zarate had no motivation to kill Steinle, and that it was an unfortunate incident. Although Zarate was acquitted of murder charges, he was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Associated Press said. SEE ALSO: Mexican man found not guilty in fatal San Francisco pier shooting   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Trump has been lobbying Republican congressional leaders to shut down the Russia investigation

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Trump has been lobbying Republican congressional leaders to shut down the Russia investigation by Bryan Logan on Nov 30, 2017, 10:46 PM Advertisement President Donald Trump has reportedly been lobbying Republican members of Congress to end their investigations of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Trump urged Sen. Richard Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, to shut down the panel's Russia inquiry. Trump's lobbying resembles his moves earlier this year to get the FBI Director James Comey to close an investigation into the president's former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn is a central figure in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and is thought to be cooperating with Mueller. President Donald Trump has been lobbying members of his own party to end the various congressional investigations into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Trump during the summer reportedly spoke to lawmakers directly involved in ongoing congressional inquiries on the matter. The president's alleged moves, outlined in a New York Times report published Thursday, cited multiple sources who spoke on and off the record, including the Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee. Both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee are conducting their own investigations over Russia's efforts to influence US voters in last year's election. Those probes are separate from that of special counsel Robert Mueller's, who has impaneled a grand jury and is leading a broad review of Russian meddling and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives. In a phone interview with Burr, the senator told The Times that Trump repeatedly prodded him to "move on" from the Russia matter, which Trump has previously complained has overshadowed his first year in office. "It was something along the lines of 'I hope you can conclude this as quickly as possible,'" Burr told the newspaper. According to an unnamed Republican close to Burr, Trump was "very forceful" in his admonitions, The Times' Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, and Alex Burns wrote. Trump has reportedly spoken to multiple GOP lawmakers, some of whom are directly involved in the congressional inquiries, urging them to shut it down. The president in meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, expressed his frustration that Republicans were not doing enough to "lift the cloud of suspicion over Russia," The Times said. Several Republicans brushed aside Trump's overtures — which reportedly happened months after his inauguration — as the fumbling of a newcomer to politics, unaware of the standards of presidential conduct. Descriptions of Trump's apparent behind-the-scenes lobbying resemble his interactions with FBI Director James Comey earlier this year, when Trump allegedly pressed Comey to end the FBI's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign in February. According to congressional testimony Comey gave in June, Trump told him, "I really hope you can let this go," referring to the investigation of Flynn. Comey never obliged the request. Trump fired him in May and later acknowledged in a television interview and in an Oval Office meeting with Russian diplomats that the Russia investigation was one reason why he fired the FBI director. Trump said the decision had taken "great pressure" off of him. Mueller is reportedly putting together an obstruction of justice case against Trump related to Comey's firing. It was not immediately clear whether Mueller was aware of Trump's Russia-related discussions with members of Congress. Flynn's lawyers are thought to be cooperating with Mueller after it was revealed last week that Flynn's attorneys have stopped collaborating with Trump's lawyers, a move seen as a sign Flynn may be negotiating a plea deal. To date, Trump, his campaign, and members of his Cabinet who are subjects of the Russia investigation have denied any wrongdoing. SEE ALSO: A top senator just introduced a slew of new names into the Senate's Russia probe DON'T MISS: Michael Flynn is likely cooperating with Mueller — and it could spell trouble for Trump   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Trump says China's diplomatic efforts with North Korea appear to have 'no impact on little rocket man'

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Trump says China's diplomatic efforts with North Korea appear to have 'no impact on little rocket man' by Makini Brice, Andrew Osborn on Nov 30, 2017, 9:40 PM Advertisement US President Donald Trump dismissed China's diplomatic efforts to reign in North Korea.  Trump said in a tweet that the recently returned Chinese envoy seemed to have "no impact on Little Rocket Man." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Washington’s approach was dangerously provocative. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed a Chinese diplomatic effort to rein in North Korea’s weapons program as a failure on Thursday, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Beijing was doing a lot, but could do more to limit oil supplies to Pyongyang. In a tweet, Trump delivered another insulting barb against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who he called “Little Rocket Man” and a “sick puppy” after North Korea test-fired its most advanced missile to date on Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Washington’s approach was dangerously provocative. Trump’s tweets further inflamed tensions reignited this week after North Korea said it had successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile in a “breakthrough” that put the U.S. mainland within range of its nuclear weapons whose warheads could withstand re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere. “The Chinese envoy, who just returned from North Korea, seems to have had no impact on Little Rocket Man,” Trump said on Twitter, a day after speaking with Chinese President Chinese President Xi Jinping and reiterating his call for Beijing to use its leverage against North Korea. Tillerson on Thursday welcomed Chinese efforts on North Korea, but said Beijing could do more to limit its oil exports to the country. “The Chinese are doing a lot. We do think they could do more with the oil. We’re really asking them to please restrain more of the oil, not cut it off completely,” Tillerson said at the State Department. China is North Korea’s neighbor and its sole major trading partner. While Trump has been bellicose at times in rhetoric toward North Korea, Tillerson has persistently held out hopes for a return to dialogue if North Korea shows it is willing to give up its nuclear weapons program. However, Tillerson may not remain in his job long, with disagreements with Trump over North Korea being one factor. On Thursday, senior Trump administration officials said the White House was considering a plan to replace Tillerson with Mike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he still had confidence in diplomatic efforts on North Korea and that the United States would be “unrelenting” in working through the United Nations. In spite of Trump’s rhetoric and warnings that all options, including military ones, are on the table in dealing with North Korea, his administration has stressed it favors a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Trump has pledged more sanctions in response to the latest test and, at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting late Wednesday, the United States warned North Korea’s leadership would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out. “This administration is focused on one big thing when it comes to North Korea, and that’s denuclearization of the Korean peninsula,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a regular White House briefing. “Anything beyond that is not the priority at this point,” she said, responding to a question on whether regime change was on the administration’s agenda after Trump’s recent tweets and a speech by U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Mexican man found not guilty in fatal San Francisco pier shooting

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Mexican man found not guilty in fatal San Francisco pier shooting by on Nov 30, 2017, 8:16 PM Advertisement A jury found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a Mexican man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a San Francisco pier, not guilty. Zarate did not deny the shooting. President Donald Trump said during the presidential campaign that the woman's death was another reason the US needed to build a wall on its southern border. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury on Thursday found a Mexican man not guilty of murder in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier that touched off a national immigration debate two years ago. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle was fatally shot in the back while walking with her father on the pier. Garcia Zarate did not deny shooting Steinle and said it was an accident. The shooting came in the middle of the presidential campaign in July 2015 and touched off a fierce debate over the country's immigration policies. It spotlighted San Francisco's "sanctuary city" policy, which limits local officials from cooperating with U.S. immigration authorities. Politics, however, did not come up in the month-long trial that featured extensive testimony from ballistics experts. Defense attorneys argued that Garcia Zarate was a hapless homeless man who killed Steinle in a freak accident. Prosecutors said he meant to shoot and kill her. Garcia Zarate was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. San Francisco Deputy District Attorney Diana Garcia said during the trial that she didn't know why Garcia Zarate fired the weapon, but he created a risk of death by bringing the firearm to the pier and twirling around on a chair for at least 20 minutes before he fired. "He did kill someone. He took the life of a young, vibrant, beautiful, cherished woman by the name of Kate Steinle," she said. Defense attorney Matt Gonzalez said in his closing argument that he knows it's difficult to believe Garcia Zarate found an object that turned out to be a weapon, which fired when he picked it up. But he told jurors that Garcia Zarate had no motivation to kill Steinle and that as awful as her death was, "nothing you do is going to fix that." The bullet ricocheted on the pier's concrete walkway and fatally struck Steinle in the back. The gun was stolen from the SUV of a U.S. Bureau of Land Management ranger that was parked in San Francisco. The city has been plagued by an epidemic of car burglaries in recent years. Before the shooting, Garcia Zarate had finished a federal prison sentence for illegal re-entry into the United States and had been transferred to San Francisco's jail in March 2015 to face a 20-year-old charge for selling marijuana. The sheriff's department released him a few days later after prosecutors dropped the marijuana charge, despite a request from federal immigration officials to detain him for deportation. President Donald Trump said during the presidential campaign that Steinle's death was another reason the United States needed to build a wall on its southern border and tighten its immigration policies. Trump signed an executive order to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, but a federal judge recently blocked it in a lawsuit from two California counties, San Francisco and Santa Clara. The administration has appealed. SEE ALSO: Trump says he's 'absolutely' considering breaking up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Alaska Air is investigating a sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Alaska Air is investigating a sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg by on Nov 30, 2017, 8:10 PM Advertisement Alaska Airlines is investigating a claim by Randi Zuckerberg of sexual harassment on a flight Zuckerberg tweeted Wednesday about her experience on a flight to Mexico, saying flight attendants dismissed her complaints. Alaska Airlines is investigating a sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg, a Silicon Valley executive and sister of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg wrote on social media late on Wednesday that she boarded the first-class cabin on a flight from Los Angeles to Mazatlan, Mexico, when a passenger in a seat near her began making lewd and explicit sexual remarks to her. "Feeling furious, disgusted and degraded," Zuckerberg wrote in a post detailing her experience. She said her complaints were dismissed by flight attendants. "The safety and well-being of our guests on Alaska Airlines is our number one priority," Alaska said. "We’re fully investigating this situation and will take appropriate steps, as needed." The incident comes after a string of high-profile men in film, media and politics have been accused of sexual harassment or assault. SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg clashed with Facebook execs over letting employees work on his philanthropy   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011