{"id":568607,"date":"2021-06-19T14:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T18:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568607"},"modified":"2021-06-19T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T18:21:49","slug":"los-angeles-d-a-gascon-launches-campaign-to-stop-right-wing-recall-attempt-from-trump-mega-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-d-a-gascon-launches-campaign-to-stop-right-wing-recall-attempt-from-trump-mega-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Launches Campaign To Stop \u2018Right-Wing Recall Attempt\u2019 From \u2018Trump Mega-Donors\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-d-a-gascon-launches-campaign-to-stop-right-wing-recall-attempt-from-trump-mega-donors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GG.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n launched a campaign on Friday to stop what he described as a \u201cright-wing recall attempt\u201d funded by some of the same \u201cmega-donors\u201d who backed former President Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Allies of the progressive prosecutor gathered outside the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. to show their support for his sweeping reforms, which recall proponents say have gone too far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be very clear about what this recall attempt is,\u201d Gasc\u00f3n said in an email announcing the launch. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing short of a hyper-partisan effort \u2013 backed by Trump mega-donors \u2013 to overturn yet another free and fair election in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.242774566474\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I want a fair, just &#038; safe LA, and an end to a broken, racist criminal legal system. That\u2019s why I support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeGascon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgeGascon<\/a> &#038; oppose the right wing recall. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HollyJMitchell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HollyJMitchell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SantiagoAD53?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SantiagoAD53<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ib2_real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ib2_real<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEIU2015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SEIU2015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestCarps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SouthwestCarps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNITEHERE11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNITEHERE11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAdemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LAdemocrats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLMLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DocMellyMel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DocMellyMel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrGregBoyle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrGregBoyle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DLJH4EdLAq\">pic.twitter.com\/DLJH4EdLAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebonin\/status\/1405977581497708546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LAist <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/criminal-justice\/recall-campaign-da-gascon-rally-supporters-andrade-sheriff\">described<\/a> Friday\u2019s event as Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s \u201cfirst public rally against the recall.\u201d He was joined by several other progressive elected officials, leaders of an SEIU local, and Dr. Melina Abdullah, a prominent organizer from Black Lives Matter\u2019s L.A. chapter. They say Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s reforms are correcting the flaws of a racist system designed to incarcerate people of color.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur criminal legal system is deeply embedded in the institution of slavery,\u201d Gasc\u00f3n said. \u201cWe cannot walk away from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n told supporters to \u201cfollow the money.\u201d \u00a0His committee created a website called Stand With Gasc\u00f3n. It describes the recall attempt as a \u201cdesperate\u201d move by \u201cTrump mega-donors, beleaguered Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, right-wing Republicans, police unions and other stalwart opponents to criminal justice reform.\u201d It showcases Geoff Palmer, a billionaire real estate developer from L.A. who donated $2 million to a pro-Trump political action committee.<\/p>\n<p>Desiree Andrade, a lead organizer with the Recall Gasc\u00f3n campaign whose son was murdered in 2018, told KPCC that she is a registered Democrat and \u201cThis is far from a political issue.\u201d She says she opposes Gasc\u00f3n because her son\u2019s killers will be eligible for parole under his new policies.<\/p>\n<p>Recall organizers must collect 579,062 valid signatures from registered voters in the county by October 27 to trigger a recall. If they are successful, voters would likely decide Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s fate in a special election next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recall effort was announced the day of the DA\u2019s inauguration,\u201d said Max Szabo, who has served as a spokesman for Gasc\u00f3n, in a previous statement to The Daily Wire. \u201cThere\u2019s a finish line in politics, and it\u2019s called Election Day. If you lose, train in the off-season and be ready to go next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n was elected in November 2020 and issued a set of special directives that sparked a backlash from law enforcement groups, deputy DAs in his own office, and families impacted by violent crime. Their outrage became the subject of several local media reports that helped generate support for the drive to recall Gasc\u00f3n, based mainly on his unwillingness to charge violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law. Public outcry led to Gasc\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-countys-new-progressive-d-a-changes-policy-after-public-outcry\">scaling back<\/a> his initial reforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whittierdailynews.com\/2021\/06\/16\/norwalk-la-habra-heights-poised-to-say-they-have-no-confidence-in-gascon\/\">According<\/a> to the Whittier Daily News, elected officials representing 18 of the 88 cities in L.A. County have issued \u201cno confidence\u201d votes in Gasc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-d-a-gascon-picks-blm-activist-and-aclu-staffer-for-panel-to-re-examine-fatal-police-shootings\">Los Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Picks BLM Activist And ACLU Staffer For Panel To Re-Examine Fatal Police Shootings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-supports-recall-effort-against-d-a-gascon\">Los Angeles County Sheriff Supports Recall Effort Against D.A. Gasc\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/blm-leader-assures-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-we-have-your-back\">BLM Leader Assures L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n: \u2018We Have Your Back\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-countys-new-progressive-d-a-changes-policy-after-public-outcry\">Los Angeles County\u2019s New Progressive D.A. 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