Trump's DOJ scrambles to crack down as coronavirus cure scams explode
Published 2 hours ago on March 16, 2020
By Matthew Chapman
On Monday, Attorney General William Barr issued a directive ordering federal prosecutors to go after coronavirus “cure” scams being peddled around the country.
Sarah N. Lynch
NEW from @TheJusticeDept AG Barr has issued a new directive to all U.S. Attorneys telling them to prioritize investigating scam artists who are seeking to profit from the #coronavirus pandemic. "The pandemic is dangerous enough without wrongdoers seeking to profit," he wrote.
As Americans have upended their lives and isolated themselves in fear of the pandemic, the snake-oil market has thrived.
In February, right-wing televangelist Jim Bakker promoted a solution of colloidal silver as a cure to coronavirus, which prompted Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to seek a restraining order from a federal judge. Meanwhile, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been promoting his special brand of toothpaste as a cure for coronavirus, which has earned him a warning of legal action from New York Attorney General Letitia James.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/trumps-doj-scrambles-to-crack-down-as-coronavirus-cure-scams-explode/
And while he was doing this......................he was / is trying to let Russians off from The Mueller Report ...............................he is still a fucking federalist society libertarian a**hole....................
= new reply since forum marked as read
