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Media Matters reports:
Frederick County, Maryland, Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Jenkins, a regular Fox News guest, has been indicted for conspiracy and false statements in an illegal machine gun acquisition scheme allegedly carried out over more than six years. During that time, Jenkins appeared on Fox News to repeatedly demonize immigrants, paint them as criminals, and call for harsher penalties to be levied against them.
Jenkins has also been embraced by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation and nativist organization the Center for Immigration Studies, which has been designated by the SPLC as a hate group. Last October, Maurice Chammah of the Marshall Project characterized Jenkins as “a leading member of a constitutional sheriff movement,” which holds the legally unfounded belief that county sheriffs are the supreme legal authority in the country.
Read the full article. As you’ll see in videos at the link, Jenkins has appeared on Fox and testified before Congress to rage against immigrants and gun control efforts. The so-called “constitutional sheriffs” movement has been linked to violent militias around the country.
NEW: Sheriff Chuck Jenkins appeared on Fox News for years while allegedly participating in an illegal gun acquisition scheme. Jenkins is a constitutional sheriff and constantly demonized immigrants on Fox, painting them as criminals & threats.
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— johnknefel (@johnknefel) April 7, 2023
Frederick County Sheriff Jenkins calls himself part of the “constitutional sheriff” movement that resists federal authority on COVID, election results and gun policy. He’s accused of breaking the law with a local gun dealer to illegally sell machine guns. https://t.co/1bTHJdFrGT
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 5, 2023
A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns so they could be rented out for profit, federal prosecutors announced https://t.co/qmufdqSKz0
— CNN (@CNN) April 6, 2023
The sheriff is accused of conspiring with a gun dealer to illegally acquire machine guns.
When a reporter asked why he is not being placed on administrative duties like deputies accused of crimes, a spokesperson said: “Every situation is different.” https://t.co/40zQgaRRNR
— The Baltimore Banner (@BaltimoreBanner) April 5, 2023