BRATTLEBORO — A Vermont Superior Court found Steven Bourgoin guilty of second-degree murder for killing five teenagers in an accident he caused by driving the wrong way on Interstate 89.
Why has President Trump not been charged with second-degree murder in the matter of five immigrant children whose deaths were caused or exacerbated by his policies on immigration?
Apparently, six immigrant children have now died in detention.
Perhaps Trump also would use a defense of insanity.
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