A Trump official is warning Seattle’s newly sworn-in leftist mayor against targeting citizen journalists after Nick Shirley recently exposed alleged fraud linked to Minnesota’s Somali community.
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon fired back after Katie Wilson, a democratic socialist, claimed childcare providers in the Somali community were being harassed.
I stand with the Somali childcare providers who have experienced targeted harassment, and condemn the surveillance campaign promoted by extremist influencers,” Wilson wrote in her post on Thursday, adding that if anyone believed they were a victim of a “hate crime” they should call a hotline she provided:
Dhillon responded with a stern warning and to clarify the work of citizen journalists.
“Asking questions/citizen journalism are NOT HATE CRIMES in America — they are protected speech, and if Seattle tries to chill that speech, @CivilRights will step in to protect it and set them straight! Govern yourselves accordingly!” she wrote:
The news comes after citizen journalist Nick Shirley and his team exposed alleged fraud linked to daycares and healthcare groups in Minnesota, Breitbart News reported.