Tsaraev charged. Read the complaint here.
Late Update: Seems Tsarnaev’s wounds may have been somewhat more extensive than other reports suggest. The complaint said “apparent gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs, and hand.”
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“The man pointed a firearm at the [carjacking] victim and stated, ‘Did you hear about the Boston explosion?’ and ‘I did that.’ The man removed the magazine from his gun and showed the victim that it had a bullet in it, and then reinserted the magazine. The man then stated, ‘I am serious.'”
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The complaint suggests that the carjacking victim escaped rather than being freed.
Former GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe testifies about difficulties getting a visa for his gay immigrant soon-to-be-husband.
Sen. Grassley goes off over (accurate) charges he and others are exploiting the Boston bombings to try to derail immigration reform. Watch.
Rand Paul has already concluded, based on available information, that the Boston bombings represent a failure of our immigration system.
Grassley and Schumer get in heated exchange over the politicization of the Boston bombings to derail immigration reform. Watch.
Immigration reform opponents (and some who were hedging) are using the Boston bombings as a foothold to try to derail reform.
Apparently Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s wife is not eager to talk to the cops. Not surprising that she’s not looking forward to it. Assuming no knowledge or involvement, it’s hard to imagine what she’s going through. What surprises me is that I don’t think of federal officials taking no for an answer in these sorts of cases.
I’m sure someone must have recorded it. And there are undoubtedly official recordings. But I’d really be interested to re-hear the police scanner traffic from just before midnight running about the next hour and a half late Thursday into Friday morning. Listening to it live was one of the more surreal things I think I’ve ever heard. Read More