Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris solicited donations to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to help pay bail for individuals arrested during police brutality protests or charged with violent crimes.
Kamala Harris June 1, 2020 Biden campaign staffers also donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund after the protests and rioting triggered by the May 25 death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police.
The fund has reportedly raised over $35 million with the help of donations from celebrities, including Steve Carell, Cynthia Nixon, Seth Rogen and Don Cheadle.
In recent years, the fund raised about $100,000 in donations, according to tax filings.
According to Fox 9 in Minnesota, the MFF paid $75,000 to bail out Jaleel Stallings, charged with attempted murder.
Stallings "Shot at members of a SWAT Team during the riots in May," and police "Recovered a modified pistol that looks like an AK-47." According to the same report, the fund paid $100,000 to release Darnika Floyd, who was "Charged with second degree murder for stabbing a friend to death." Christopher Boswell, convicted of rape twice, was being held on charges of "Kidnapping, assault, and sexual assault in two separate cases," reported Fox 9's Tom Lyden, but the fund paid $350,000 to bail him out of jail.
The fund issued a statement specifically about the Timms case and signaled that it might change its internal procedures.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Harris solicited funds for a nonprofit that bailed out suspects in violent crimes
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