The families of victims of the racist terrorist attack in Charleston are about to speak outside of the Justice Department after meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland. DOJ just announced a $88M settlement in the suit over FBI negligence: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…
“For those killed in the shooting, the settlements range from $6 million to $7.5 million per claimant. For the survivors, the settlements are for $5 million per claimant.”
.@Bakari_Sellers speaks outside of DOJ with survivors. Credits DOJ’s no. 3, Vanita Gupta, with playing an instrumental role in the settlement.
.@Bakari_Sellers says 88 is a weird number, because it’s wrapped in so much hate. But today, he says, they get to “give a big F-U” to white supremacists in this county, and build Black communities and generational wealth.
Last word goes to Eliana Pinckney, the daughter of Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the domestic terror attack.
Story here, with @sarah_grossman: huffpost.com/entry/justice-…
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