Army entirely redacts statement on Trump campaign Arlington incident

[riversedge]

Source: the hill



by Brett Samuels - 10/25/24 6:06 PM ET



The U.S. Army on Friday released a heavily redacted report on an incident at Arlington National Cemetery involving a staffer and aides with the Trump campaign when the former president visited the cemetery in August.

The nonpartisan watchdog group American Oversight obtained a copy of the report, which offers very few details about the incident. It lists the offense in question as a “simple assault, and offers a partially redacted description of what allegedly took place.


“While working at the Arlington National Cemetery, [REDACTED] with both of [REDACTED] hands while attempting to move past [REDACTED] did not require medical attention on scene and later refused when offered. [REDACTED] rendered a sworn statement on a DA Form 2023 and stated [REDACTED] did not want to press charges,” the report reads.

But the entire statement about what took place from the cemetery employee is redacted.........................

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4954399-trump-campaign-incident-arlington-cemetery/

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odd to say the least. IMHO

[roscoeroscoe]

1. Bullshit, Army!

That's now how the Freedom of Information Act is supposed to work. It's not intended to protect Army personnel from embarrassment or criminal indictment. Weak, weak weak.

When supposedly good men do not act, evil makes it move

[70sEraVet]

2. What good is the 'Freedom of Information Act'....

If the Information is redacted?
I guess Army officials are worried that if tRump gets elected, they won't be viewed as 'good as Hitler's generals'.

[IbogaProject]

20. The individual wanted to not be named

But details of Steven Jabba Cheung actions should be detailed.

[SunSeeker]

3. What the fuck? On what possible grounds was description of the incident redacted?

[AZLD4Candidate]

4. The spineless [REDACTED] can kiss my [REDACTED] after I am done eating [REDACTED].

If [REDACTED] wants to kiss [REDACTED] [REDACTED], the [REDACTED] need to spend money on inventing a [REDACTED] so their head doesn't bang into their [REDACTED] when they walk. I've seen more [REDACTED] in a jellyfish.

[Picaro]

5. Army in the bag for Trump?

Gives me a very uncomfortable feeling.

[NotHardly]

6. Deep state military

[yaesu]

7. Will the Army redact the names of progressives that they round up for "reeducation" if tRump takes office? nt

[Hope22]

18. If Homeland Security does it they don't even have to disclose that they have you in custody.

The Patriot Act lays that out.

[Klarkashton]

8. We the people pay for this. This is what

The wise ass bastards choose to provide.

This is worthy of a deep fucking investigation.

[johnnyfins]

9. This is 4 alarm fire level bullshit y'all

This isnt top secret info. Like the docs orange fuckhead stole. It was an incident at a cemetery. I'm smelling a lot of ratfucking. I hope that if repubs have a plan to Start The Steal, and are successful, that they are thinking about the consequences. There hasnt been a left resistance in this country since the Vietnam War. They are creating a new one.

[rubbersole]

15. Led by disrespected pissed off women.

Hell hath no fury.....
This is going to be entertaining. The corrupt SC let the cat out of the bag too early.
PS - When you go at the Queen (you've already fucked up) ...don't miss.

[orangecrush]

16. Excellent point

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Can President Biden declassify this document?

[Dan]

11. There was a reason why we referred to the Army as chicken-shit when I was in.

[tishaLA]

12. Preemptive obedience

They're scared of what will happen to them if whatshisname wins and seems retribution.

It was smart, though, to redact the victim's name so she doesn't get doxxed and face death threats.

[robleb]

13. Biden's Turn

The Commander-in-Chief needs to get the entire unredacted report released.
If Kelly & Milley can do the right thing, to stand up to Trump, it is time for Biden to step up.

[FakeNoose]

14. This redaction is to protect the woman soldier who was on duty and got assaulted

As I understand it, she was pushed and possibly knocked down by someone on Chump's campaign staff. If the Army wants to go ahead and reveal the name of the Chump employee who committed the assault, by all means, go ahead and tell us.

But please don't reveal the cemetery employee's name, she has suffered enough already. She's been threatened by MAGAs publicly and privately, and she has decided not to press charges. Her boss should have stepped up and protected her, but he failed to do so. That's the end of the story.

[James48]

17. I would file suit.

There are very specific things which can be redacted.

I doubt these redactions meet that criteria.

Make them show the judge what it said, and why they redacted it.

I don’t want her name.
I want the world to know what happened.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. It's MAGA Mad Libs.

“While working at the Arlington National Cemetery, [Steven Cheung shoved her] with both of [his] hands while attempting to move past. [The employee] did not require medical attention on scene and later refused when offered. [She] rendered a sworn statement on a DA Form 2023 and stated [she] did not want to press charges,”