Summary

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn, who introduced a bill classifying “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness, was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor.

Police say Eichorn believed he was meeting a 16-year-old girl but was actually texting undercover officers. His arrest came just a day after he and four other Republican senators introduced the controversial bill.

Eichorn, who is married with four children, was booked into jail and will be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center.

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    10 months ago

    More catfishing, more stings like this, more receipts. Great way to start taking them down.

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      10 months ago

      Good thing this is usually covered by state law enforcement. Federal wouldn’t do shit.

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        10 months ago

        Oh well. These people entered government willingly. They are the deep state.

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            10 months ago

            That’s why you have to keep asking them questions. Antifa did it? Why’d they get pardoned by Trump? They’ll usually disengage or start hurling insults.

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        10 months ago

        I’m not talking about politicians- I’m talking about all of them. The supporters. The base. The time for winning hearts and minds or “educating” is long past.

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      10 months ago

      Let me preface this with, I obviously don’t support pedos, but generally encouraging law enforcement to setup and entrap people for any reason is pretty sketchy and can easily get out of hand.

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        10 months ago

        My dude, I am 100% with you on that.

        But everyone is apparently INSISTING on non-violent options, so…