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December 31, 2014

Prosecutor Who Failed to Indict Cop in Eric Garner Killing Mulls Run for Grimm's House Seat 
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In New York, the Staten Island district attorney who failed to produce
an indictment of a police officer for the chokehold killing of unarmed
African American Eric Garner has said he is seriously considering a run
for the House seat vacated by Rep. Michael Grimm. Just hours after Grimm
announced he is stepping down after pleading guilty to felony tax
evasion, District Attorney Daniel Donovan, a Republican, said his phone
had been "ringing off the hook" with people urging him to run. Donovan
was soundly criticized for failing to secure an indictment of Daniel
Pantaleo, the police officer who was caught on video wrestling Garner
down in a banned chokehold. Garner died after repeatedly saying, "I
can't breathe."

 

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